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Intervention thresholds for osteoporosis

Kanis, JA ; Johnell, Olof LU ; Oden, A ; De Laet, C ; Oglesby, A and Jonsson, B (2002) In Bone 31(1). p.26-31
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the threshold of fracture probability at which interventions become cost-effective. We modeled the effects of a treatment costing $500/year, given for 5 years, that decreased the risk of all osteoporotic fractures by 35%, followed by a waning of effect for 5 years. Sensitivity analyses included a range of effectiveness (10%-50%) and a range of intervention costs ($200-500/year). Data on costs and risks were from Sweden. Costs included direct costs and costs in added years of life, but excluded indirect costs due to morbidity. A threshold for cost-effectiveness of $60,000 per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained was used. Costs of added years were excluded in a sensitivity analysis for which a... (More)
The aim of this study was to determine the threshold of fracture probability at which interventions become cost-effective. We modeled the effects of a treatment costing $500/year, given for 5 years, that decreased the risk of all osteoporotic fractures by 35%, followed by a waning of effect for 5 years. Sensitivity analyses included a range of effectiveness (10%-50%) and a range of intervention costs ($200-500/year). Data on costs and risks were from Sweden. Costs included direct costs and costs in added years of life, but excluded indirect costs due to morbidity. A threshold for cost-effectiveness of $60,000 per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained was used. Costs of added years were excluded in a sensitivity analysis for which a threshold value of $30,000 per QALY was used. In the base case, intervention was cost-effective when treatment was targeted to women at average risk at age of greater than or equal to65 years. Irrespective of the efficacy modeled (10%-50%) or of cost of intervention ($200-500/year) segments of the population at average risk could be targeted cost-effectively: The lower the intervention cost and the higher the effectiveness, the lower the age at which intervention was cost-effective. With the base case ($500/year; 35% efficacy) treatment in women was cost-effective with a 10 year hip fracture probability that ranged from 1.4% at the age of 50 years to 4.4% at the age of 65 years. The exclusion of osteoporotic fractures other than hip fracture would increase the threshold to a 9%-11% 10 year probability because of the substantial morbidity from fractures other than hip fracture, particularly at younger ages. We conclude that the inclusion of all osteoporotic fractures has a marked effect on intervention thresholds, that these vary with age, and that available treatments can be cost-effectively targeted to individuals at moderately increased risk. (Less)
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osteoporotic fracture, cost of added years, threshold, cost-effectiveness, intervention, hip fracture
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Bone
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31
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1
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26 - 31
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Elsevier
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  • wos:000177036000005
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1873-2763
DOI
10.1016/S8756-3282(02)00813-X
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English
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to determine the threshold of fracture probability at which interventions become cost-effective. We modeled the effects of a treatment costing $500/year, given for 5 years, that decreased the risk of all osteoporotic fractures by 35%, followed by a waning of effect for 5 years. Sensitivity analyses included a range of effectiveness (10%-50%) and a range of intervention costs ($200-500/year). Data on costs and risks were from Sweden. Costs included direct costs and costs in added years of life, but excluded indirect costs due to morbidity. A threshold for cost-effectiveness of $60,000 per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained was used. Costs of added years were excluded in a sensitivity analysis for which a threshold value of $30,000 per QALY was used. In the base case, intervention was cost-effective when treatment was targeted to women at average risk at age of greater than or equal to65 years. Irrespective of the efficacy modeled (10%-50%) or of cost of intervention ($200-500/year) segments of the population at average risk could be targeted cost-effectively: The lower the intervention cost and the higher the effectiveness, the lower the age at which intervention was cost-effective. With the base case ($500/year; 35% efficacy) treatment in women was cost-effective with a 10 year hip fracture probability that ranged from 1.4% at the age of 50 years to 4.4% at the age of 65 years. The exclusion of osteoporotic fractures other than hip fracture would increase the threshold to a 9%-11% 10 year probability because of the substantial morbidity from fractures other than hip fracture, particularly at younger ages. We conclude that the inclusion of all osteoporotic fractures has a marked effect on intervention thresholds, that these vary with age, and that available treatments can be cost-effectively targeted to individuals at moderately increased risk.}},
  author       = {{Kanis, JA and Johnell, Olof and Oden, A and De Laet, C and Oglesby, A and Jonsson, B}},
  issn         = {{1873-2763}},
  keywords     = {{osteoporotic fracture; cost of added years; threshold; cost-effectiveness; intervention; hip fracture}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{26--31}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Bone}},
  title        = {{Intervention thresholds for osteoporosis}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S8756-3282(02)00813-X}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/S8756-3282(02)00813-X}},
  volume       = {{31}},
  year         = {{2002}},
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