Table 1 Input Parameters
From: Cost-effectiveness of a statewide public health intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk
Parameter | Base Case Value | Range | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Variable Input parameters | |||
Transition Probabilities | |||
 Healthy to Stroke | Calculated by age and sex | – | [12] |
 Healthy to MI | Calculated by age and sex | – | [12] |
 Healthy to CHF | Calculated by age and sex | – | [13] |
 Healthy to Death | Varies by age and sex | – | [15] |
Invariable Input parameters | |||
Transition Probabilities | |||
 Acute MI to Death | 0.071328306 | 0.057–0.086 | [16] |
 Acute MI to Post-MI | 0.928671694 | – | Calculated |
 Post-MI to CHF | 0.021759765 | 0.017–0.026 | [16] |
 Post-MI to Death | 0.028583536 | 0.023–0.034 | [16] |
 Remain in Post-MI | 0.9496567 | – | Calculated |
 Stroke to Death | 0.069 | 0.055–0.083 | [17] |
 Stroke to Post-Stroke | 0.931 | – | Calculated |
 Post-Stroke to Death | 0.236 | 0.189–0.283 | [17] |
 Remain in Post-Stroke | 0.236 | – | Calculated |
 CHF to Death | 0.43 | 0.344–0.516 | [18] |
 Remain in CHF | 0.57 | – | Calculated |
Costs ($)a | |||
 Program Costs | 127 | 102–152 | Calculated |
 Stroke (once) | 33,216 | 26,573-39,859 | [19] |
 Post-Stroke (annually) | 32,550 | 26,040-39,060 | [20] |
 MI (once) | 63,791 | 51,032–76-549 | [21] |
 Post-MI (annually) | 4106 | 3285-4927 | [22] |
 CHF (annually) | 13,619 | 10,895 − 16,342 | [23] |
 Death | 15,020 | 12,016-15,020 | [21] |
Utilities | |||
 Stroke | 0.64 | 0.512–0.768 | [24] |
 Post-Stroke | 0.66 | 0.528–0.792 | [24] |
 MI | 0.7 | 0.56–0.84 | [25] |
 Post-MI | 0.88 | 0.704–0.95 | [26] |
CHF | 0.71 | 0.568–0.852 | [27] |