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The mean cumulative intervention costs for the intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) were $11,275 per person, compared to $887 for standard diabetes support and education (DSE), resulting in ILI costing $6,666 more per person than DSE.
Practitioners should consider the higher costs associated with intensive lifestyle interventions compared to standard education.
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the mean cumulative intervention costs and mean cumulative health care expenditures were $11,275 and $64,453 per person for ILI and $887 and $68,174 for DSE.
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Within trial cost-effectiveness of a structured lifestyle intervention in adults with overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes: Results from the Action for Health in Diabetes (Look AHEAD) Study
Ping Zhang et al. · 2020
DOI 10.2337/figshare.13084802.v1
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