Table 12 Results of the sensitivity analysis for total costs/year in regard to age, gender and the NYHA class based on standard simulation settings, disregarding mortality and NYHA class changes (mean values of the 95% confidence interval)
| Â | Age | NYHA I | NYHA II | NYHA III | NYHA IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total costs/year compared to m70 | m50 | −0,73% | −4,62% | −3,71% | − 3,10% |
m60 | − 0,70% | − 3,61% | −2,69% | − 2,08% | |
m70 | – | – | – | – | |
m80 | 0,39% | 4,97% | 5,65% | 6,24% | |
m90 | 0,73% | 8,89% | 10,47% | 11,74% | |
Total costs/year compared to f70 | f50 | −0,91% | −4,81% | −3,76% | − 3,31% |
f60 | −0,67% | −2,77% | −1,56% | − 0,85% | |
f70 | – | – | – | – | |
f80 | 0,32% | 4,70% | 5,58% | 5,84% | |
f90 | 0,59% | 8,23% | 9,43% | 10,71% | |
Total costs/year for men vs women | 50 | 3,35% | 3,56% | 3,40% | 3,03% |
60 | 3,57% | 4,59% | 4,59% | 4,51% | |
70 | 3,53% | 3,74% | 3,45% | 3,25% | |
80 | 3,45% | 3,45% | 3,37% | 2,82% | |
90 | 3,38% | 3,00% | 2,25% | 2,05% |