Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for the Treatment of Hyperphosphatemia in Predialysis Patients: Calcium-Based versus Noncalcium-Based Phosphate Binders

<div class="floats-full-page floats-full-page-other"><h2>Table 4</h2><div class="floats-full-page-caption"><div>Scenario sensitivity analyses results.</div></div><div class="floats-full-page-content"><table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:2.71em" /><col style="width:14.59em" /><col style="width:9.72em" /><col style="width:10.13em" /><col style="width:10.19em" /></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr /></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">No.</td><td class="align_center">Variable</td><td class="align_center">Base case input value</td><td class="align_center">Sensitivity input value</td><td class="align_center">ICER (Cost (RM) per QALY gained)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">1a</td><td class="align_center">Undiscounted cost and outcomes</td><td class="align_center">3%</td><td class="align_center">0%</td><td class="align_center">48,033</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">1b</td><td class="align_center">5% discount rate</td><td class="align_center">3%</td><td class="align_center">5%</td><td class="align_center">47,419</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">2a</td><td class="align_center">3-year time horizon</td><td class="align_center">60 years</td><td class="align_center">3 years</td><td class="align_center">25,438</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">2b</td><td class="align_center">10-year time horizon</td><td class="align_center">60 years</td><td class="align_center">10 years</td><td class="align_center">47,586</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">3a</td><td class="align_center">High sevelamer dose</td><td class="align_center">2.184g</td><td class="align_center">4.8g</td><td class="align_center">65,210</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">3b</td><td class="align_center">High CaCO3 dose</td><td class="align_center">2.95g</td><td class="align_center">7.5g</td><td class="align_center">47,325</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">4</td><td class="align_center">Low dialysis utility</td><td class="align_center">0.8</td><td class="align_center">0.72</td><td class="align_center">51,086</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">5a</td><td class="align_center">Low HD cost</td><td class="align_center">RM259.09</td><td class="align_center">RM197.48</td><td class="align_center">40,627</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">5b</td><td class="align_center">High HD cost</td><td class="align_center">RM259.09</td><td class="align_center">RM350.00</td><td class="align_center">58,084</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">6</td><td class="align_center">Exclude dialysis cost</td><td class="align_center">RM259.09</td><td class="align_center">0</td><td class="align_center">14,407</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div>

Table 4 | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for the Treatment of Hyperphosphatemia in Predialysis Patients: Calcium-Based versus Noncalcium-Based Phosphate Binders

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Table 4: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for the Treatment of Hyperphosphatemia in Predialysis Patients: Calcium-Based versus Noncalcium-Based Phosphate Binders

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