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. 2021 Jan 27;8(3):324–332. doi: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcab004

Table 2.

Total costs, QALYs, and cost-effectiveness at 10 year follow-up by patient subgroup

Total cost (£)
QALYs
SITA BITA BITA vs. SITA Mean difference (95% CI, P-value) SITA BITA BITA vs. SITAa Mean difference (95% CI, P-value) ICER Pr CE
No history of diabetes (n = 2368) 16 202 16 803 601 (–453, 1656); 0.251) 6.67 6.61 −0.032 (−0.19, 0.13; 0.688) Dominatedb 34%
Diabetes (n = 734) 17 315 20 105 2790 (1064, 4516; 0.003) 6.23 6.32 0.061 (−0.35, 0.47; 0.760) 45 642 39%
Aged <70 years (n = 2271) 15 276 16 563 1287 (576, 1998; 0.001) 6.76 6.78 0.018 (−0.16, 0.19; 0.836) 72 840 39%
Aged ≥70 years (n = 831) 19 601 20 495 894 (–1282, 3070; 0.402) 6.06 5.89 −0.135 (−0.44, 0.17; 0.365) Dominatedb 14%
Off-pump (n = 1259) 17 204 17 639 435 (–578, 1448; 0.379) 6.51 6.52 0.027 (−0.20, 0.26; 0.805) 13 903 51%
On-pump (n = 1819) 16 067 17 781 1714 (297, 3130; 0.020) 6.65 6.64 −0.002 (−0.21, 0.21; 0.986) Dominatedb 32%
No prior MI (n = 1800) 16 410 16 898 488 (–655, 1631; 0.387) 6.65 6.65 0.026 (−0.18, 0.23; 0.794) 18 903 49%
Prior MI (n = 1300) 16 534 18 591 2057 (686, 3428; 0.005) 6.46 6.38 −0.079 (−0.28, 0.12; 0.430) Dominatedb 19%
NYHA class I and II (n = 2431) 16 451 17 237 786 (–102, 1674; 0.080) 6.64 6.70 0.071 (−0.08, 0.22; 0.338) 11 496 56%
NYHA class III and IV (n = 669) 16 494 18 839 2346 (51, 4640; 0.046) 6.29 6.01 −0.290 (−0.57, −0.01; 0.044) Dominatedb 15%
CCS class 0, I, II (n = 2143) 16 565 16 938 372 (–742, 1486; 0.497) 6.65 6.67 0.046 (−0.13, 0.22; 0.592) 8758 56%
CCS class III, IVa/b/c (n = 959) 16 225 19 029 2805 (898, 4711; 0.006) 6.40 6.27 −0.132 (−0.42, 0.16; 0.353) Dominatedb 20%
UK (n = 2053) 17 173 18 181 (−439, 2476; 0.154) 1008 (–385, 2402; 0.141) 6.40 6.40 0.024 (−0.19, 0.24; 0.810) 42 481 40%
Poland (n = 606) 14 615 15 623 (−72, 2084; 0.061) 1007 (–65, 2080; 0.060) 6.79 6.96 0.202 (−0.06, 0.46; 0.091) 4986 65%
Australia (n = 192) 18 430 18 948 (−2073, 3240; 0.665) 518 (–2165, 3202; 0.704) 6.59 6.54 −0.058 (−0.65, 0.53; 0.846) Dominatedb 39%
a

Estimated differences in QALYs are adjusted for baseline EQ-5D-3L index.

b

BITA is more expensive but less effective.