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