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Background: Since the current medical recommendation for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) states that the most effective dosing schedules for the shortest time periods must be used, isoflavone compounds have become an interesting alternative, considering they have a good effect on bone mass, and this may be directly related with a reduction in fracture risk.Objective: 1) To determine if isoflavone-based therapy has a better cost-effectiveness (c-e) ratio compared to that of HRT; 2) to determine the incremental c-e ratio; and 3) to determine the sensitivity of our assessment uysing univariate and bivariate tests and also measuring changes in therapy adherence.Material and methods: Effectiveness was defined as avoided fracture cases for both therapeutic interventions. Costs were measured considering real expenses from the patients perspective (societal), reviewing cli...
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Background: Since the current medical recommendation for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) states that the most effective dosing schedules for the shortest time periods must be used, isoflavone compounds have become an interesting alternative, considering they have a good effect on bone mass, and this may be directly related with a reduction in fracture risk.Objective: 1) To determine if isoflavone-based therapy has a better cost-effectiveness (c-e) ratio compared to that of HRT; 2) to determine the incremental c-e ratio; and 3) to determine the sensitivity of our assessment uysing univariate and bivariate tests and also measuring changes in therapy adherence.Material and methods: Effectiveness was defined as avoided fracture cases for both therapeutic interventions. Costs were measured considering real expenses from the patients perspective (societal), reviewing cli...
