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Religious Attendance: More Cost-Effective Than Lipitor?

Daniel E. Hall
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2006, 19 (2) 103-109; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.19.2.103
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    Table 1.

    Published Estimates for Modeled Parameters

    ModalityOR/RRRange*Cost
    Regular physical exercise†0.6611Not reported$500
    Statin-type medication0.74120.60 to 0.92$83613
    Weekly religious attendance0.77520.719 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.

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    Table 2.

    Comparative Life Tables

    Age Rangeex(all cause)*Regular ExerciseStatinsReligious 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)
    077.280.175.05.27,77279.375.53.717,81678.975.83.112,950
    1 to 476.779.774.55.27,67578.875.13.717,59278.575.33.212,787
    5 to 972.875.870.65.27,31874.971.23.716,76674.571.43.212,184
    10 to 1467.970.865.65.26,85069.966.23.715,67969.666.43.211,392
    15 to 1962.965.960.75.26,38265.061.33.714,59364.661.53.110,600
    20 to 2458.161.055.95.15,94460.256.53.713,58159.856.73.19,860
    25 to 2953.456.351.25.05,57155.451.83.612,71855.152.03.19,231
    30 to 3448.751.546.55.05,17550.647.03.611,80150.347.33.08,563
    35 to 3943.946.741.84.94,77145.842.33.510,86845.542.53.07,881
    40 to 4439.342.037.24.84,38241.237.73.59,96540.837.92.97,223
    45 to 4934.737.432.74.74,00636.633.23.49,09436.233.42.86,587
    50 to 5430.332.928.34.53,64532.128.83.28,26131.829.02.75,978
    55 to 5926.028.524.24.33,29527.724.63.17,45227.424.82.65,388
    60 to 6421.924.320.24.12,96223.620.62.96,68023.320.82.54,825
    65 to 6918.120.416.53.82,65519.716.92.85,96819.417.12.34,306
    70 to 7414.716.713.23.52,36516.113.62.55,29715.913.72.13,815
    75 to 7911.613.510.23.22,08112.910.62.34,63912.610.72.03,334
    80 to 848.910.67.73.01,79010.17.92.13,9629.98.11.82,840
    85+6.68.35.52.81,4717.85.82.03,2157.65.91.72,293
    • * 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.

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