Cost-effectiveness of group-based exercise to prevent falls in elderly community-dwelling people

BMC Geriatrics

Table 3 Results of the base case analysis

	Costs (€)		Hip fractures (re-fractures)^b	Admissions to nursing home^b	ICER (€/avoided hip fracture)
Women
FPE	31,829 − Intervention: − Fracture treatment^a: − Long-term care:	268 2,153 29,408	0.1888 (0.0394)	0.0405
No FPE	31,682 − Fracture treatment^a: − Long-term care:	2,193 29,489	0.1916 (0.0401)	0.0407
Δ	148		0.0028	0.0002
Δ	148		0.0028	0.0002	52,864
Men
FPE	16,986 − Intervention: − Fracture treatment^a: − Long-term care:	266 822 15,898	0.0716 (0.0066)	0.0114
No FPE	16,758 − Fracture treatment^a: − Long-term care:	842 15,916	0.0729 (0.0067)	0.0115
Δ	228		0.0013	0.0001
Δ	228		0.0013	0.0001	169,805

^aHip fracture treatment includes hospital treatment, revision, rehabilitation and outpatient care
^bValues are proportion
Abbreviations. FPE Fall-prevention exercise, Δ Difference between FPE and no FPE, ICER Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio

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