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Table 5 Health and economic outcomes (ICERs) of the base case analyses

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of liraglutide versus sitagliptin or exenatide in patients with inadequately controlled Type 2 diabetes on oral antidiabetic drugs in Greece

 

Liraglutide 1.2 mg

Sitagliptin

Difference

Discounted life expectancy (years)

14.22 (0.18)

14.09 (0.17)

0.13 (0.23)

Discounted quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALYs)

9.24 (0.12)

9.05 (0.11)

0.19 (0.16)

Discounted total lifetime direct medical costs (€)

39524 (1100)

36727 (1113)

2797 (1468)

 Drug acquisition

15069

11240

3829

 Patient management*

1939

1928

11

 Cardiovascular disease

5858

6170

−312

 Renal disease

1146

1253

−107

 Diabetic foot and neuropathy

6665

7132

−467

 Eye disease

5325

5676

−351

 Hypoglycaemia

3522

3329

193

ICER (€ per QALY gained)

  

15101

 

Liraglutide 1.8 mg

Exenatide BID

Difference

Discounted life expectancy (years)

14.10 (0.17)

13.96 (0.16)

0.14 (0.23)

Discounted quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALYs)

9.22 (0.12)

9.03 (0.11)

0.19 (0.16)

Discounted total lifetime direct medical costs (€)

43236 (1049)

41934 (1065)

1302 (1492)

 Drug acquisition

18505

14927

3578

 Patient management*

1931

1920

11

 Cardiovascular disease

5544

5980

−436

 Renal disease

1611

1692

−81

 Diabetic foot and neuropathy

5859

6317

−458

 Eye disease

4461

4948

−487

 Hypoglycaemia

5326

6149

−823

ICER (€ per QALY gained)

  

6818

  1. Values shown are means with SDs in parentheses. *Concomitant medication and screening. QALY = quality-adjusted life year; € = 2013 Euros; ICER = incremental cost-effectiveness ratio.