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Table 8 Model health and cost outcomes by frailty category for men aged 60–69 years

From: Incorporating frailty to address the key challenges to geriatric economic evaluation

Frailty category

Outcome mean (SE)1

EQ-5D-3 L index

QALY2

Annual fall-related primary and secondary care cost

Annual all-cause public sector care cost2,3

Fit

0.844 (0.0003)

2.867 (0.0100)

£30.79 (3.57)

£6,435 (22.62)

Mild

0.698 (0.0007)

2.712 (0.0091)

£98.14 (8.64)

£9,074 (32.05)

Moderate

0.443 (0.0017)

1.515 (0.0167)

£349.02 (49.04)

£12,574 (160.04)

Severe

0.170 (0.0066)

0.423 (0.0267)

£170.57 (81.97)

£17,248 (564.78)

All

0.759 (0.0007)

2.712 (0.0069)

£76.12 (4.84)

£7,847 (23.04)

  1. 1 All outcomes were measured at the end of the fifth model cycle under the recommended care (RC) scenario. The columns for EQ-5D-3 L index, fall-related care cost and all-cause care cost describe the outcomes during the fifth annual cycle.
  2. 2 Accumulated from the first to the fifth model cycle for individuals remaining in the community at the fifth model cycle.
  3. 3 Includes costs of fall-related primary and secondary healthcare, comorbidity primary and secondary healthcare, cost of dying, district nursing, short-term social care, and all-cause long-term care.
  4. Abbreviation: QALY: quality-adjusted life year; SE: standard error.
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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