Table 3 Net Benefits (NB) and Cost-Effectiveness Ratio (CER) US$ Per QALY saved
From: The cost-effectiveness of a school-based overweight program
Overall | Hispanic Parameters* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
I | II† | I | II† | |
Intervention Cost | US$44,039 | US$44,039 | † US$44,039 | US$44,039 |
Cases Overweight Averted | 14.93 | 14.93 | 14.93 | 14.93 |
QALYs Saved | 8.55 | 8.55 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
Medical Costs Averted | US$36,348 | US$51,590 | US$36,348 | US$51,590 |
Costs of lost labor productivity averted | US$75,816 | US$75,816 | US$50,929 | US$50,929 |
Cost-effectiveness ratio | US$900 | 0 | US$903 | 0 |
Net Benefit | US$68,125 | US$83,368 | US$43,239 | US$58,481 |