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Table 1 In-trial cost-effectiveness results

From: Cost-effectiveness of folic acid therapy for primary prevention of stroke in patients with hypertension

Outcomes

Enalapril-folic acid (n = 10348)

Enalapril (n = 10354)

∆ (Enalapril-folic acid–Enalapril) (95%CI)

P value

Enalapril/enalapril-folic acid cost ($/ï¿¥)

$1170.46

ï¿¥7549.47

$137.41

ï¿¥886.29

$1033.05 (1029.51 to 1036.59)

ï¿¥6663.18 (6640.35 to 6686.01)

< 0.001

Concomitant drug cost ($/ï¿¥)

$75.13

ï¿¥484.60

$73.01

ï¿¥470.91

$2.12 (− 2.20 to 6.44)

¥13.69 (− 14.16 to 41.54)

0.335

Stroke-related costs ($/ï¿¥)

 Ischemic stroke

$32.95

ï¿¥212.55

$43.13

ï¿¥278 .16

$− 10.17 (− 16.66 to − 3.68)

¥− 65.61 (− 107.45 to − 23.76)

0.002

 Hemorrhagic stroke

$17.98

ï¿¥115.96

$19.21

ï¿¥123.88

$− 1.23 (− 7.86 to 5.41)

¥− 7.93 (− 50.72 to 34.87)

0.717

Other CVD-related costs ($/ï¿¥)

$10.89

ï¿¥70.25

$9.98

ï¿¥64.36

$0.91 (− 5.11 to 6.94)

¥5.89 (− 32.97 to 44.75)

0.766

Total costs ($/ï¿¥)

$923.74

ï¿¥5958.14

$217.71

ï¿¥1404.22

$706.03 (695.28 to 716.79)

ï¿¥4553.92 (4484.56 to 4623.27)

< 0.001

QALY

3.92

3.90

0.016 (− 0.001 to 0.033)

0.064

ICER ($/QALY)/(ï¿¥/QALY)

$44,127.13

ï¿¥284,620

  1. QALY quality-adjusted life-year, ICER incremental cost-effectiveness ratio