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Table 5 Mean costs per participant, mean difference in change and ICER’s presented for physical activity (MVPA and MET minutes) and weight status (BMI unit avoided and per 0.1 unit (10 %) reduction in BMI z-score

From: Cost effectiveness of a multi-component school-based physical activity intervention targeting adolescents: the ‘Physical Activity 4 Everyone’ cluster randomized trial

 

Cost per enrolled student in five intervention schools over 24 months

Mean difference in change between Intervention and Control groups at 24 month follow-up (95 % CI)

ICER

(95 % CI)

Mean minutes MVPA/ Day

$394

7.0 (2.7–11.3)

$56 ($35–$147)a

MET hours gained per person/ day

0.5 (0.2–0.9)

$749 ($463–$1,961)b

BMI

0.3 (0.1–0.5)

$1408 ($788–$6,570)c

BMI z-score

0.1 (0.0–0.1)

$563 (282–3,942)d

  1. a cost per minutes of MVPA gained
  2. bcost per MET hour gained
  3. ccost to avoid a gain in1 BMI unit
  4. dcost per 0.1 (10 %) unit reduction in BMI z-score