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Table 3 Cost-effectiveness analysis

From: Health economic evaluation of acupuncture along meridians for treating migraine in China: results from a randomized controlled trial

Week 16

C (Total cost ¥)

E (reduction of migraine days)

C/E

ΔC/ΔE

Shaoyang specific group

    

Shaoyang specific group

1273.18

3.972

320.5

-

Shaoyang non-specific group

1427.70

3.555

401.6

(370.6)a

Yangming specific group

1490.84

3.793

393.1

(1216.0) a

Sham acupuncture group

1470.06

2.155

682.2

(108.4) a

  1. a Numbers in parentheses are negative ICER values.