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Bariatric treatments for adult obesity - Institute of Health Economics

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5 Study 14 Authors/publish year: van Baal /2008; country: Netherlands; study type: CUA; setting:primary care; study perspective: payerObjectivePopulationInterventionTime Horizon/discount rateCurrency/priceyearResult<strong>Health</strong> outcomesCostsMarginal analysisConclusionTo assess the cost-effectiveness <strong>of</strong> orlistat in combination with low-calorie diet <strong>for</strong> thetreatment <strong>of</strong> <strong>obesity</strong>.Individuals aged between 20 and 70 years with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2 , not being treated <strong>for</strong><strong>obesity</strong>.No intervention was compared to treatment with orlistat plus low-calorie diet andtreatment with low-calorie diet alone.Lifetime/1.5% <strong>for</strong> effects and 4% <strong>for</strong> costs€/2005QALY gained: 31,000 and 17,000 in medication and diet group <strong>for</strong> the targetedpopulation <strong>of</strong> 1.14 million; LY: 34,000 versus 18,000 in medication and diet group <strong>for</strong> the1.14 millionDirect healthcare costs were considered and no productivity costs were considered.Incremental costs: €1,136 versus €302 million <strong>for</strong> the 1.14 million populations inmedication and diet group.ICER <strong>of</strong> diet over no intervention: €16,400 per LY gained and €17,900 per QALYsgained; ICER <strong>of</strong> medication plus diet over no intervention: €53,600 per LY gained and€58,800 per QALYs gained.The study suggested that a low-calorie diet was the first option <strong>for</strong> the treatment <strong>of</strong><strong>obesity</strong>.6 Study 22 Authors/publish year: Ru<strong>of</strong> /2005; country: Sweden and Switzerland; study type: metaanalysis/CEA;setting: primary care; study perspective: healthcare systemObjectivePopulationInterventionTime Horizon/discount rateCurrency/priceyearResult<strong>Health</strong> outcomesTo assess clinical and economic effects <strong>of</strong> orlistat on obese patients with T2DM.Patients with <strong>obesity</strong> and T2DM.Treatment with orlistat was compared with placebo.11 years/3%€/2001Meta-analysis was conducted to pool results from seven RCTs; 1249 and 1230 patientswere included in orlistat and placebo groups, respectively.After 12 weeks, 23% <strong>of</strong> patients in orlistat group achieved a weight reduction <strong>of</strong> morethan 5%; these patients demonstrated a mean decrease in H1C <strong>of</strong> 1.16% and a weight loss<strong>of</strong> 8.6 kg.<strong>Bariatric</strong> <strong>treatments</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>adult</strong> <strong>obesity</strong> 189

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