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. 2017 Sep 20;103(2):155–164. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313375

Table 4.

MI and complete case analysis of total HC+LP costs and QALYs and NMB (£20 k) at 6 and 12 months; by treatment group, all adjusted for baseline value, age, sex, baseline SCAS and baseline VAS

SMC SMC plus LP Incremental difference
Mean (SE) n Mean (SE) n (95% CI) n
6-month complete case
 Total cost (£) 942 (89) 13 1563 (127) 21 621 (323 to 919) 34
 QALYs 0.252 (0.021) 22 0.259 (0.016) 32 0.008 (−0.057 to 0.073) 34
 NMB at £20 000 per QALY 4225 (578) 13 3762 (461) 21 −464 (−1852 to 925) 34
6-month imputed
 Total cost (£) 1123 (66) 49 1517 (54) 51 394 (236 to 553) 100
 QALYs 0.247 (0.015) 49 0.274 (0.014) 51 0.026 (−0.015 to 0.068) 100
 NMB at £20 000 per QALY 3819 (328) 49 3954 (276) 51 135 (−733 to 1003) 100
12-month complete case
 Total cost (£) 1369 (160) 11 1814 (211) 16 445 (−57 to 947) 27
 QALYs 0.551 (0.039) 21 0.597 (0.032) 30 0.080 (−0.064 to 0.225) 27
 NMB at £20 000 per QALY 9454 (1202) 11 10 615 (1113) 16 1161 (−1966 to 4289) 27
12-month imputed
 Total cost (£) 1612 (84) 49 2002 (67) 51 390 (189 to 591) 100
 QALYs 0.533 (0.025) 49 0.628 (0.021) 51 0.095 (0.030 to 0.160) 100
 NMB at £20 000 per QALY 9042 (521) 49 10 551 (427) 51 1508 (148 to 2869) 100

HC, health care; LP, Lightning Process; MI, multiple imputation; NMB, net monetary benefit; QALY, quality-adjusted life years; SCAS, Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale; SMC, specialist medical care; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.