Table 4.

Ranking of SF-36/SF-12 Algorithm by Estimated Incremental Cost Utility Ratio

	Incremental Cost	1 year QALYs Gained	ICUR ($/QALY) [95% CI]	Rank
Asthma
Lawrence (SF-12, EQ-5D)	$2000	0.065	30 769 [26 316, 36 697]	1
Franks (SF-12, EQ-5D, MEPS)	$2000	0.065	31 008 [26 490, 37 383]	2
Franks (SF-12, HUI3)	$2000	0.061	33 058 [27 778, 40 816]	3
Franks (SF-12, EQ-5D)	$2000	0.058	34 783 [28 986, 43 011]	4
Lundberg (SF-12, VAS)	$2000	0.046	43 956 [37 383, 52 632]	5
Shmueli (SF-36, VAS)	$2000	0.042	47 619 [40 816, 57 971]	6
Nichol (SF-36, HUI2)	$2000	0.038	53 333 [44 444, 66 667]	7
Fryback (SF-36, QWB)	$2000	0.033	60 606 [53 333, 70 175]	8
Brazier (SF-12, SG)	$2000	0.033	61 538 [51 282, 85 106]	9
Brazier (SF-36, SG)	$2000	0.032	63 492 [48 780, 83 333]	10
Stroke
Lawrence (SF-12, EQ-5D)	$2000	0.067	29 851 [22 599, 43 956]	3
Franks (SF-12, EQ-5D, MEPS)	$2000	0.072	27 972 [20 942, 41 667]	1
Franks (SF-12, HUI3)	$2000	0.067	30 075 [22 599, 44 944]	4
Franks (SF-12, EQ-5D)	$2000	0.070	28 777 [20 942, 45 455]	2
Lundberg (SF-12, VAS)	$2000	0.040	50 000 [35 088, 88 889]	8
Shmueli (SF-36, VAS)	$2000	0.028	72 727 [48 780, 148 148]	10
Nichol (SF-36, HUI2)	$2000	0.045	44 944 [33 058, 68 966]	6
Fryback (SF-36, QWB)	$2000	0.035	57 971 [44 944, 83 333]	9
Brazier (SF-12, SG)	$2000	0.044	45 977 [33 058, 74 074]	7
Brazier (SF-36, SG)	$2000	0.058	34 483 [27 211, 46 512]	5

NB: algorithms are ordered from lowest to highest ICUR in the asthma patients