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Volume 7: No. 5, September 2010

ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Efforts to Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in Southwestern Pennsylvania, 2005-2007

This model shows 6 possible health states: 1) no diabetes, risk-factor–negative; 2) risk-factor–positive, not enrolled in a modified Diabetes Prevention Program (mDPP); 3) risk-factor–positive, enrolled in an mDPP; 4) stable diabetes; 5) complicated diabetes; and 6) death. For each model cycle, patients either remain in the same health state (indicated with short curved arrows) or move (“transition”) to another health state (indicated with straight arrows or long curved arrows). The following transitions are permitted. From health state 1, patients may remain in health state 1 or transition to health states 2, 3, 4, or 6. From health state 2, patients may remain in health state 2 or transition to health states 1, 4, or 6. From health state 3, patients may remain in health state 3 or transition to health states 1, 4, or 6. From health state 4, patients may remain in health state 4 or transition to health states 5 or 6. From health state 5, patients may remain in health state 5 or transition to health state 6.

Figure 1. Model analyzing cost-effectiveness of a modified Diabetes Prevention Program, southwestern Pennsylvania, 2005-2007. Ovals indicate health states. Subjects may remain in a health state (short curved arrow) or may move to a different health state (straight arrow or long curved arrow) during each model cycle.

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Figure 2 shows the 1-way sensitivity analysis for 8 model parameters. For each parameter, we summarize the parameter values (baseline value; range: minimum, maximum) and provide the corresponding cost-effectiveness ratios (CERs).

For example, the first parameter listed is “Probability of reducing risk factors without an mDPP.” The baseline probability was 12.1%, but in sensitivity analyses, we varied this value from a low of 3.2% to a high of 25.9%. At the baseline value, the cost-effectiveness ratio was $3,420. If this probability decreases to 3.2%, then the cost-effectiveness ratio is $783 per QALY; if the probability increases to 25.9%, then the cost-effectiveness ratio is $18,580. We summarize this information as follows:

  • Probability of reducing risk factors without an mDPP: 12.1%; range, 3.2%-25.9% ($3,420; range, $783-$18,580)

Analogous summaries for the remaining 7 parameters are

  • Probability of enrollment in an mDPP: 47.0%; range, 9.2%-86.7% ($3,420; range, $16,707-$1,911)
  • Probability of reducing risk factors with an mDPP: 16.2%; range, 4.2%-34.4% ($3,420; range, $13,087-$0)
  • Probability of screening risk-factor–positive: 31.0%; range, 7.2%-63.5% ($3,420; range, $14,046-$1,818)
  • Utility for risk-factor–positive patients with an mDPP: 0.75; range, 0.73-0.77 ($3,420; range, $13,178-$1,926)
  • Probability of diabetes for risk-factor–positive patients without an mDPP: 10.8%; range, 2.9%-23.3% ($3,420; range, 8,505-$0)
  • Probability of diabetes for risk-factor–positive patients with an mDPP: 4.8%; range, 1.3%-10.5% ($3,420; range, $7,085-$1,911)
  • Utility for risk-factor–positive patients without an mDPP: 0.73; range, 0.71-0.75 ($3,420; range, $2,280-$7,301)

The parameters are listed based on the variation in CERs, with the parameter causing the most variation listed first.

Model Parameter Parameter Value Cost-Effectiveness, $ per QALY
Base case Min value Max value Base case Low CER High CER
Probability of reducing risk factors without an mDPP 12.1% 3.2% 25.9% 3,420 783 18,580
Probability of enrollment in an mDPP 47.0% 9.2% 86.7% 3,420 1,911 16,707
Probability of reducing risk factors with an mDPP 16.2% 4.2% 34.4% 3,420 0 13,087
Probability of screening risk-factor–positive 31.0% 7.2% 63.5% 3,420 1,818 14,046
Utility for risk-factor–positive patients with an mDPP 0.75 0.73 0.77 3,420 1,926 13,178
Probability of diabetes for risk-factor–positive patients without an mDPP 10.8% 2.9% 23.3% 3,420 0 8,505
Probability of diabetes for risk-factor–positive patients with an mDPP 4.8% 1.3% 10.5% 3,420 1,911 7,085
Utility for risk-factor–positive patients without an mDPP 0.73 0.71 0.75 3,420 2,280 7,301

Figure 2. One-way sensitivity analyses assessing cost-effectiveness of a modified Diabetes Prevention Program (mDPP), southwestern Pennsylvania, 2005-2007. Horizontal bars depict the range of cost-effectiveness ratios for the values shown for each parameter. The vertical dotted line depicts the base case cost-effectiveness ratio. Variation of all other parameters not shown in the figure did not increase the cost-effectiveness ratio above $7,000 per QALY gained. Abbreviations: QALY, quality-adjusted life-year; Min, minimum; Max, maximum; CER, cost-effectiveness ratios; mDPP, modified Diabetes Prevention Program.

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This acceptability curve depicts the likelihood of a modified Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle intervention being favored for a given cost-effectiveness ceiling threshold (willingness to pay).

Willingness to Pay, $ Probability of Cost-Effectiveness, %
0 12
5,000 50
10,000 67
15,000 75
20,000 79
25,000 82
30,000 84
35,000 85
40,000 86
45,000 87
50,000 87
55,000 87
60,000 88
65,000 88
70,000 88
75,000 88
80,000 89
85,000 89
90,000 89
95,000 89
100,000 89

Figure 3. Probabilistic (Monte Carlo) sensitivity analyses assessing cost-effectiveness of a modified Diabetes Prevention Program (mDPP), southwestern Pennsylvania, 2005-2007. The acceptability curve depicts the likelihood of an mDPP lifestyle intervention being favored for a given cost-effectiveness ceiling threshold (willingness to pay).

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