Research Article

Cost-Effectiveness of a Short Message Service Intervention to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes from Impaired Glucose Tolerance

Table 5

Threshold analysis of parameters at which the costs of SMS intervention and control became equivalent over a 50-year period.

ParametersBase-caseThreshold

SMS intervention cost at year 1$34.38$1,704.04
SMS intervention cost at year 2$7.64$3,093.78
Annual transition probability
 From IGT to T2DM, SMS at year 13.53%12.22%
 From IGT to T2DM, SMS at year 26.25%22.60%

Note: IGT = impaired glucose tolerance; T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus.