Sensitivity analysis of screening v no screening for cost and compliance*
| Variable | Cost per life-year gained v no screening (1998 dollars) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOBT | Flexible sigmoidoscopy | Colonoscopy | ||||
| Best | Worst | Best | Worst | Best | Worst | |
| *Results are the most and least cost-effective outcomes among all 3 studies at the stated factor extremes (in parentheses). Direct comparability is limited because of variations in other factors and modelling techniques. Estimates at factor extremes were not available for all studies. | ||||||
| † = reference 4. | ||||||
| ‡ = reference 5. | ||||||
| § = reference 6. | ||||||
| Cost | $9705† | $12 667‡ | $14 668§ | $36 509† | $7019 | $20 418‡ |
| ($4) | ($38) | ($225) | ($401) | ($550) | ($1012) | |
| Compliance | $5530§ | $32 500† | $5800‡ | $22 161§ | $10 983† | $26 000† |
| (100%) | (0%) | (100%) | (25%) | (100%) | (0%) | |