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Table 6 Net costs and QALYs incremental to “do nothing” by sociodemographic group for the four sodium reduction interventions (expressed per adult in 2011; discounted 3 %)

From: The health gains and cost savings of dietary salt reduction interventions, with equity and age distributional aspects

Intervention/population group

Incremental (to “do nothing”) cost per adult in NZ$

QALYs gained per adult

Salt substitution at 59 %

  

 Age < 65 years (starting in 2011)

−835

0.146

 Age 65+ years (starting in 2011)

−112

0.073

 Women

−550

0.115

 Men

−760

0.141

 Māori

−533

0.163

 Non-Māori

−658

0.123

Salt substitution at 25 %

  

 Age < 65 years (starting in 2011)

−348

0.060

 Age 65+ years (starting in 2011)

−46

0.030

 Women

−230

0.048

 Men

−316

0.058

 Māori

−224

0.067

 Non-Māori

−275

0.051

Tight limits on sodium in bread (280 mg/100 g)

 

 Age < 65 years (starting in 2011)

−125

0.022

 Age 65+ years (starting in 2011)

−16

0.011

 Women

−82

0.017

 Men

−113

0.021

 Māori

−80

0.024

 Non-Māori

−98

0.018

Modest limits on sodium in bread (400 mg/100 g)

 

 Age < 65 years (starting in 2011)

−45

0.0072

 Age 65+ years (starting in 2011)

−10

0.0054

 Women

−30

0.0060

 Men

−43

0.0075

 Māori

−31

0.0087

 Non-Māori

−37

0.0066