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. 2020 Jun 11;8(6):e18014. doi: 10.2196/18014

Table 2.

Health gains and cost-effectiveness of a mass media campaign to promote physical activity smartphone apps by age, sex, and ethnicity (lifetime gains, 3% discount rate).

Sex, ethnicity Age group (years) QALYsa/1000 population (UIb) Cost per QALY gained: ICERc, 2011 NZ $ (UI)
All, all All groups 0.008 (0.002-0.021) 81,000 (17,000-345,000)
Male

Non-Māori


<40 0.001 (0.000-0.003) 606,000 (190,000-2,368,000)


40-60 0.008 (0.002-0.021) 86,000 (16,000-384,000)


60-80 0.021 (0.006-0.055) 27,000 (cost-savingd to 147,000)

Māori


<40 0.002 (0.001-0.006) 354,000 (111,000-1,384,000)


40-60 0.018 (0.005-0.047) 35,000 (2000-179,000)


60-80 0.031 (0.009-0.083) 16,000 (cost-saving to 96,000)
Female

Non-Māori


<40 0.002 (0.000-0.005) 393,000 (120,000-1,499,000)


40-60 0.006 (0.002-0.017) 119,000 (26,000-495,000)


60-80 0.023 (0.007-0.061) 26,000 (cost-saving to 132,000)

Māori


<40 0.003 (0.001-0.009) 196,000 (54,000-768,000)


40-60 0.019 (0.005-0.049) 31,000 (0-158,000)


60-80 0.035 (0.010-0.094) 15,000 (cost-saving to 87,000)

aQALY: quality-adjusted life year.

bUI: uncertainty interval.

cICER: incremental cost-effectiveness ratio.

dNegative cost per QALY gained (ie, the intervention results in cost-savings to the health system).