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. 2018 Apr 20;36(8):889–901. doi: 10.1007/s40273-018-0650-5

Table 2.

Cost-effectiveness of 10TT under different MNAR assumptions for missing cost and effectiveness quality-of-life data

Scenario description Incremental cost (£) [95% CI] Incremental QALYs [95% CI] INMBa (£) [95% CI] Probability cost-effectivea (%)
MAR − 35 [− 504 to 434] − 0.004 [− 0.074 to 0.066] − 49 [− 1632 to 1534] 48
Same MNAR parametersb in the two arms
 − 10% QoL in both arms − 35 [− 504 to 434] − 0.011 [− 0.078 to 0.057] − 181 [− 1714 to 1352] 41
 + 10% cost in both arms − 25 [− 512 to 462] − 0.004 [− 0.074 to 0.066] − 59 [− 1650 to 1532] 47
 − 10% QoL and + 10% cost − 25 [− 512 to 462] − 0.011 [− 0.078 to 0.057] − 191 [− 1733 to 1350] 40
Different MNAR parametersb in the two arms
 − 10% QoL in intervention arm − 35 [− 504 to 434] − 0.071 [− 0.139 to − 0.002] − 1378 [− 2932 to 176] 4
 − 10% QoL in control arm − 35 [− 504 to 434] 0.056 [− 0.014 to 0.125] 1148 [− 415 to 2711] 93
 + 10% cost in intervention arm 20 [− 459 to 499] − 0.004 [− 0.074 to 0.066] − 104 [− 1691 to 1483] 45
 + 10% cost in control arm − 80 [− 558 to 398] − 0.004 [− 0.074 to 0.066] − 4 [− 1591 to 1583] 50

All results are based on imputed data and comparing the 10TT arm to the control arm (n = 537)

CI confidence interval, INMB incremental net monetary benefit, MAR missing at random, MNAR missing not at random, QALY quality-adjusted life year, QoL quality of life, 10TT Ten Top Tips

aAt a cost-effectiveness threshold of £20,000/QALY

bHow missing cost and QoL data are assumed to differ from MAR-imputed values