Lifetime cost-effectiveness and equity impacts of the Healthy Primary School of the Future initiative

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Expected lifetime cost-effectiveness results of HPSF and PAS

Strategies	Costs		Difference in costs		QALYs		Difference in QALYs		Difference in costs / Difference in QALYs
*Healthcare perspective*^a
Regular school curriculum	€249,535	[€225,176; €234,083]	–		52.164	[51.795; 52.667]	–		–
PAS	€251,419	[€226,968; €236,002]	€1883	[€1638; €2032]	52.196	[51.817; 52.725]	0.032	[0.008; 0.050]	€58,698
HPSF	€253,175	[€228,700; €237,822]	€1756	[€1491; €2109]	52.203	[51.820; 52.686]	0.007	[−0.021; 0.042]	€248,206
*Societal perspective*^b
Regular school curriculum	€259,380	[€233,506; €246,790]	–		52.164	[51.795; 52.667]	–		–
HPSF	€260,152	[€234,169; €247,664]	€773	[€525; €941]	52.203	[51.817; 52.725]	0.039	[0.017; 0.060]	€19,734
PAS	€261,025	[€235,065; €248,459]	€872	[€522; €1139]	52.196	[51.820; 52.686]	−0.007	[−0.042; 0.021]	Dominated

Notes: HPSF the Healthy Primary School of the Future, LYs Life years, PAS The Physical Activity School, QALYs Quality-adjusted life years. Between brackets: uncertainty interval based on the probabilistic results
^a Costs: intervention costs + healthcare costs
^b Costs: intervention costs + healthcare costs + school absenteeism costs

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