Table 4.
Impact of discount rate on QALYs gained, ICER and smoking‐related ROI of current investment vs. zero investment and prospective scenario 1 versus current investment, deterministic sensitivity analysis, life‐time perspective.
| Discount rate | Outcome measures | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| QALYs gained in population | ICER per QALY gained (€) | ROI (€) | |
| Current investment versus zero investment | |||
| 0% | 106 756 | −1121.18a | 1.44 |
| 1% | 83 491 | −738.46a | 1.23 |
| 3% | 55 022 | 323.33 | 0.93 |
| 5% | 39 304 | 1725.86 | 0.75 |
| Prospective scenario 1 versus current investment | |||
| 0% | 29 193 | −2220.45a | 2.56 |
| 1% | 22 831 | −2144.04a | 2.18 |
| 3% | 15 046 | −1809.54a | 1.65 |
| 5% | 10 748 | −1259.95a | 1.33 |
ROI = return on investment; ICER = on incremental cost‐effectiveness.
a
Dominant [cheaper to run but generates more quality‐of‐life years (QALYs)]. The actual figure (in negative, rather than just stating ‘Dominant’) is reported here to allow readers to map this figure onto the reported ROI figure.