Skip to main content

Table 6 Sensitivity analysis for the costs of warfarin therapy (2018 prices)

From: Modeling patients’ time, travel, and monitoring costs in anticoagulation management: societal savings achievable with the shift from warfarin to direct oral anticoagulants

Annual cost EUR (share % from the total cost)

Number of annual INR measurements:

Number of annual INR measurements:

Number of annual INR measurements:

Number of annual INR measurements:

5

10

15

20

The value of leisure time (%/gross wage per hour):

The value of leisure time (%/gross wage per hour):

The value of leisure time (%/gross wage per hour):

The value of leisure time (%/gross wage per hour):

20

35

50

20

35

50

20

35

50

20

35

50

Total cost of warfarin therapy:

1,291,770 (100)

1,324,700 (100)

1,357,630 (100)

2,372,160 (100)

2,438,030 (100)

2,503,890 (100)

3,452,560 (100)

3,551,360 (100)

3,650,150 (100)

4,532,950 (100)

4,664,690 (100)

4,796,410 (100)

 Direct costs

1,009,370 (78.1)

1,009,370 (76.2)

1,009,370 (74.3)

1,807,370 (76.2)

1,807,370 (74.1)

1,807,370 (72.2)

2,605,370 (75.5)

2,605,370 (73.4)

2,605,370 (71.4)

3,403,370 (75.1)

3,403,370 (73.0)

3,403,370 (71.0)

  INR measurements and monitoring

798,000

798,000

798,000

1,596,000

1,596,000

1,596,000

2,394,000

2,394,000

2,394,000

3,192,000

3,192,000

3,192,000

  Warfarin medication

211,370

211,370

211,370

211,370

211,370

211,370

211,370

211,370

211,370

211,370

211,370

211,370

 Indirect costs

282,400 (21.9)

315,330 (23.8)

348,260 (25.7)

564,790

(23.8)

630,660 (25.9)

696,520 (27.8)

847,190 (24.5)

945,990 (26.6)

1,044,780 (28.6)

1,129,580 (24.9)

1,261,320 (27.0)

1,393,040 (29.0)

  Time costs of INR measurements and monitoring

35,640

57,040

78,440

71,270

114,080

156,880

106,910

171,120

235,320

142,550

228,160

313,770

  Travel costs

224,700

224,700

224,700

449,410

449,410

449,410

674,110

674,110

674,110

898,810

898,810

898,810

  Travel time costs

22,060

33,590

45,120

44,110

67,170

90,230

66,170

100,760

135,350

88,220

134,350

180,460