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 | ||||
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Non-Māori | |||
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<40 | 0.001 (0.000-0.003) | 606,000 (190,000-2,368,000) |
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40-60 | 0.008 (0.002-0.021) | 86,000 (16,000-384,000) |
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60-80 | 0.021 (0.006-0.055) | 27,000 (cost-savingd to 147,000) |
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Māori | |||
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<40 | 0.002 (0.001-0.006) | 354,000 (111,000-1,384,000) |
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40-60 | 0.018 (0.005-0.047) | 35,000 (2000-179,000) |
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60-80 | 0.031 (0.009-0.083) | 16,000 (cost-saving to 96,000) |
| Female | ||||
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Non-Māori | |||
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<40 | 0.002 (0.000-0.005) | 393,000 (120,000-1,499,000) |
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40-60 | 0.006 (0.002-0.017) | 119,000 (26,000-495,000) |
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60-80 | 0.023 (0.007-0.061) | 26,000 (cost-saving to 132,000) |
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Māori | |||
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<40 | 0.003 (0.001-0.009) | 196,000 (54,000-768,000) |
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40-60 | 0.019 (0.005-0.049) | 31,000 (0-158,000) |
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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).