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. 2023 Jul 11;11:1139496. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1139496

Table 1.

Annual parameter inputs.

Domain Description Baseline (range)*/[95% CI] Distributions Beta (α, β) Log normal (μ, σ) Gamma (α, β) Sources
Initial distribution Low PCE risk 0.410 (0.205–0.615) Beta (8.660, 12.460) (2)
Moderate PCE risk 0.363 (0.181–0.544) Beta (9.450, 16.580) (2)
High PCE risk 0.227 (0.114–0.341) Beta (11.610, 39.530) (2)
Enrollment Employee participation in WHP 0.520 (0.260–0.780) Beta (6.860, 6.330) (80)
Risk of CAD High PCE risk 0.022 (0.017–0.027) Beta (76.390, 3380.450) (9)
Moderate PCE risk 0.013 (0.005–0.022) Beta (9.330, 697.440) (9)
OR of CAD (high PRS) 1.900 (1.800–2.000) Log normal (0.640, 0.050) (2)
HR of CAD (with diabetes) 2.000 [1.830–2.190] Log normal (0.570, 0.220) (13)
CAD after ischemic stroke 0.017 (0.014–0.019) Beta (174.590, 10095.920) (12)
Ischemic Stroke Risk ischemic stroke 0.004 (0.003–0.005) Beta (95.650, 23817.310) (81)
Risk of ischemic stroke after CAD 0.015 (69)
HR of ischemic stroke with diabetes 2.270 [1.950–2.650] Log normal (0.370, 0.260) (13)
Risk of ischemic stroke post-hemorrhagic stroke 0.057 [0.048–0.068] Beta (117.640, 1946.260) (15)
Statin effectiveness HR of CAD risk reduction 0.560 [0.400–0.780] Log normal (−0.580, 0.090) (17)
HR for ischemic stroke risk reduction 0.770 [0.630–0.940] Log normal (−0.260, 0.080) (18)
Adherence Statin adherence 0.500 (0.400–0.600) Beta (47.520, 47.520) Assumption (22, 23)
Statin side effects Risk of myopathy 0.0001 (0.0001–0.0002) Beta (2397.880, 4793360.990) (25)
Risk of diabetes 0.0015 (0.0010–0.0020) Beta (847.590, 112165.190) (25)
Risk of hemorrhagic stroke 0.0002 (0.0001–0.0002) Beta (862.670, 1149370.300) (25)
Mortality Risk of death, acute CAD 0.228 (0.182–0.274) Beta (73.910, 250.270) (26)
Risk of death, post-acute CAD 0.070 (0.067–0.072) Beta (14100.390, 58209.330) (28)
HR (diabetes and CAD) 1.810 [1.440–2.280] Log normal (0.690, 0.090) (30)
Risk of death after ischemic stroke or hemorrhagic stroke and CAD 0.075 (0.050–0.100) Beta (88.720, 1094.730) Assumption (70)
Risk of death, acute ischemic stroke 0.100 (0.080–0.120) Beta (86.340, 777.020) (27)
Risk death, post-hemorrhagic or post-ischemic stroke 0.069 (0.055–0.082) Beta (89.390, 1215.650) (29)
RR (with diabetes and ischemic stroke) 1.670 (1.580–1.760) Log normal (0.800, 0.180) (31)
Risk, acute hemorrhagic stroke 0.390 (0.330–0.450) Beta (98.620, 154.250) (27)
HR (diabetes versus no diabetes) 1.680 [1.520–1.870] Log normal (0.510, 0.090) (30)
Utility weights§ CAD 0.790 (0.730–0.860) Beta (118.380, 31.46)0 (32)
Myopathy 0.917 (0.896–0.938) Beta (697.060, 54.950) (34)
Diabetes 0.800 (0.620–0.980) Beta (14.380, 3.590) (33)
Stroke 0.630 (0.440–0.780) Beta (18.890, 11.090) (32)
Disutility weights Acute CAD 0.041 (0.021–0.062) Beta (14.690, 343.730) (36)
Acute stroke 0.220 [0.180–0.260] Beta (90.420, 320.590) (37)
Age disutility 0.004 (0.002–0.006) Beta (15.300, 3809.930) (35)
Costs CAD-PRS test 145 (116–174) Gamma (96.040, 0.660) Allelica, Inc
Standard-WHP 58 (46–70) Gamma (96.040, 1.660) (82)
Mobile health app 6 (5–7) Gamma (96.040, 16.010) Allelica, Inc
Primary care visit 114 (91–137) Gamma (96.040, 0.840) (38)
Statin therapy 132 (106–158) Gamma (96.040, 0.730) (83)
Background healthcare costs 4,941 (3,953–5,930) Gamma (96.040, 0.020) (46)
Acute
Non-fatal CAD 65,442 (43,818–100,531) Gamma (20.460, 0.0003) (39)
Fatal CAD 18,246 (14,597–21,896) Gamma (96.040, 0.0053) (40)
Non-fatal ischemic stroke 40,225 (11,539–100,184) Gamma (3.160, 0.0001) (39)
Fatal ischemic stroke 11,256 (9,005–13,507) Gamma (96.040, 0.0085) (40)
Non-fatal hemorrhagic stroke 38,246 (30,596–45,895) Gamma (96.040, 0.0025) (71)
Fatal hemorrhagic stroke 18,246 (14,597–21,896) Gamma (96.040, 0.0053) (40)
Follow-up
CAD 11,815 (7,865–16,186) Gamma (30.990, 0.003) (72)
Stroke (hemorrhagic/ischemic) 20,005 (16,004 –24,006) Gamma (96.040, 0.0048) (41)
Myopathy 20,438 (16,351–24,536) Gamma (96.040, 0.0047) (45)
Diabetes 10,026 (8,021–12,031) Gamma (96.040, 0.0096) (44)
Lost productivity
(Year of diagnosis) CAD/stroke 73,492 (58,794–88,191) Gamma (96.040–0.001) (47, 48)
(Follow-up years) CAD/stroke 9,056 (7,245–10,868) Gamma (96.040–0.011) (47, 73)
Diabetes 9,242 (7,393–11,090) Gamma (97.040–0.010) (47, 49)
Myopathy 9,056 (7,245–10,868) Gamma (96.040–0.011) (47, 73)

CAD, coronary artery disease; CI, confidence intervals; CAD-PRS, polygenic risk score for coronary artery disease; OR, odds ratio; HR, hazard ratio. *Range (+/- 20% of the baseline value, except for enrollment and initial distribution parameters to account for a wide variation (+/- 50%) in the estimate). The range and 95% CI were used in the sensitivity analysis. Statin-induced myopathy did not change the risk of CAD and stroke or mortality (7477). Further, the risk of CAD did not change after hemorrhagic stroke (15). Mortality after stroke and CAD is significantly high compared to patients with only CAD or stroke. In a Medicare study population, more than 50% of patients with stroke and CAD died in the first year (70). Due to data limitations and our study population being younger compared to Medicare enrollment, we assumed 75% (50% - 100%) of patients will die in 10 years. We also assumed higher mortality for stroke among individuals with diabetes compared to those without diabetes based on a non-US study. Although no study has been carried out on the US population, studies including a meta-analysis showed increased mortality among stroke patients with diabetes (31, 78, 79). §Due to the lack of data on the quality-of-life utilities among patients with multiple conditions, we assumed the lowest utility among the combination of diseases.