Cost-Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery versus Medication Therapy for Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in China: A Markov Analysis

Table 3

Model results.

	Intervention group
	Bariatric surgery therapy group	Conventional medication therapy group	Difference
Undiscounted
Total cost (¥)	132,958.29	221,118.48	-88,160.19
QALYs	28.20	21.86	6.34
Discounted at 5% for both costs and benefits
Total cost (¥)	86,366.55	113,235.94	-26,869.39
QALYs	13.46	10.95	2.51
Cost-effectiveness
Cost per QALY (discounted)	6,416.53 (dominant)	10,341.18