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Modality OR/RR Range* Cost Regular physical exercise† 0.6611 Not reported $500 Statin-type medication 0.7412 0.60 to 0.92 $83613 Weekly religious attendance 0.7752 0.719 to 0.833 $5161415 * Range corresponds to the 95% CI for each point estimate.
† Relative risk of regular physical exercise was calculated and reported separately by these authors for both women (0.66) and men (0.65). Given that these values are nearly identical, the more conservative estimate is used in this analysis.
Age Range ex(all cause)* Regular Exercise Statins Religious Attendance ex(l) ex(s) ex(g) $/ex(g) ex(l) ex(s) ex(g) $/ex(g) ex(l) ex(s) ex(g) $/ ex(g) 0 77.2 80.1 75.0 5.2 7,772 79.3 75.5 3.7 17,816 78.9 75.8 3.1 12,950 1 to 4 76.7 79.7 74.5 5.2 7,675 78.8 75.1 3.7 17,592 78.5 75.3 3.2 12,787 5 to 9 72.8 75.8 70.6 5.2 7,318 74.9 71.2 3.7 16,766 74.5 71.4 3.2 12,184 10 to 14 67.9 70.8 65.6 5.2 6,850 69.9 66.2 3.7 15,679 69.6 66.4 3.2 11,392 15 to 19 62.9 65.9 60.7 5.2 6,382 65.0 61.3 3.7 14,593 64.6 61.5 3.1 10,600 20 to 24 58.1 61.0 55.9 5.1 5,944 60.2 56.5 3.7 13,581 59.8 56.7 3.1 9,860 25 to 29 53.4 56.3 51.2 5.0 5,571 55.4 51.8 3.6 12,718 55.1 52.0 3.1 9,231 30 to 34 48.7 51.5 46.5 5.0 5,175 50.6 47.0 3.6 11,801 50.3 47.3 3.0 8,563 35 to 39 43.9 46.7 41.8 4.9 4,771 45.8 42.3 3.5 10,868 45.5 42.5 3.0 7,881 40 to 44 39.3 42.0 37.2 4.8 4,382 41.2 37.7 3.5 9,965 40.8 37.9 2.9 7,223 45 to 49 34.7 37.4 32.7 4.7 4,006 36.6 33.2 3.4 9,094 36.2 33.4 2.8 6,587 50 to 54 30.3 32.9 28.3 4.5 3,645 32.1 28.8 3.2 8,261 31.8 29.0 2.7 5,978 55 to 59 26.0 28.5 24.2 4.3 3,295 27.7 24.6 3.1 7,452 27.4 24.8 2.6 5,388 60 to 64 21.9 24.3 20.2 4.1 2,962 23.6 20.6 2.9 6,680 23.3 20.8 2.5 4,825 65 to 69 18.1 20.4 16.5 3.8 2,655 19.7 16.9 2.8 5,968 19.4 17.1 2.3 4,306 70 to 74 14.7 16.7 13.2 3.5 2,365 16.1 13.6 2.5 5,297 15.9 13.7 2.1 3,815 75 to 79 11.6 13.5 10.2 3.2 2,081 12.9 10.6 2.3 4,639 12.6 10.7 2.0 3,334 80 to 84 8.9 10.6 7.7 3.0 1,790 10.1 7.9 2.1 3,962 9.9 8.1 1.8 2,840 85+ 6.6 8.3 5.5 2.8 1,471 7.8 5.8 2.0 3,215 7.6 5.9 1.7 2,293 * ex(all cause) is the standard all cause life expectancy as published in the census data.9 ex(l) is the longer life expectancy attributable to the modality’s health benefit. ex(s) is the shorter life expectancy predicted for those not exposed to the modality’s health benefit. ex(g) is the years of life gained attributable to the specific modality. $/ex(g) is the raw cost per life year gained through exposure to the specific modality. Rows for ages 20, 40, and 70 are emphasized for ease of comparison.
