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Table 4 Cost and utilities related to cardiovascular disease events in the model

From: Hypertension education and adherence in South Africa: a cost-effectiveness analysis of community health workers

Parameter

Base-case value

Sensitivity analysis value(s)

Acute costs for disease states

  

MI

$1112

+/-15%

Stroke

$1564

+/-15%

Chronic annual costs for secondary prevention

  

All CHD states

$300

+/-15%

Stroke

$900

+/-15%

Blood pressure treatment costs

  

Annual treatment

$28.87-88.03

+/-15%

Annual lab costs

$6

+/-15%

Disutilities for disease states

Acute MI

0.439

0.405-477

Angina

0.124

0.105-0.141

Acute stroke

0.92

+/-15%

Post stroke

0.266

0.228-0.295

Disutilities for repeat event

  

Repeat MI event

-0.049

+/-15%

Repeat stroke event

-0.052

+/-15%