Table 3. Results of the cost-effectiveness analysis.
Effect
Outcome
Costs difference, €
(95% CI)
Effect difference
(95% CI)
ICER
€/ effect gained
Distribution on the Cost-Effectiveness plane
North-East South-East South-West North-West
Main Analysis
Pregnancy rate/ initiated cycle -1260
(-1401; -1118)
-0.051
(-0.132; 0.052)
24735 0% 15% 85% 0%
SA1
Pregnancy rate/ embryo transfer -1266
(-1450; -1038)
-0.088
(-0.236; 0.140)
14341 0% 17% 82% 0%
SA2
Main analysis unadjusted -1261
(-1404; -1103)
-0.094
(-0.197; 0.002)
13381 0% 3% 97% 0%

SA1: sensitivity analysis 1, the pregnancy rate per embryo transfer as primary effect outcome (i.e., the number of cycles in which embryos were transferred into the uterus were included in the denominator). SA2: sensitivity analysis 2, main analysis not adjusted for the propensity score.