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. 2023 Sep 18;13(9):e065692. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065692

Table 2.

Data inputs used to estimate the outcomes for the ‘Lost Health Outcomes’

Parameter Estimate Distribution used for uncertainty
Health utility for cases with specific wound type
 Arterial: baseline 0.44 Beta (0.24, 0.30) Singapore Wound Registry
 Venous: baseline 0.57 Beta (0.60, 0.46)
 Diabetic: baseline 0.64 Beta (0.21, 0.12)
 Pressure: baseline 0.18 Normal (−0.18, 0.50)
 Arterial: month 1 0.52 Beta (0.23, 0.21)
 Venous: month 1 0.68 Beta (0.89, 0.41)
 Diabetic: month 1 0.71 Beta (0.04, 0.02)
 Pressure: month 1 0.00 Normal (0.00, 0.56)
 Arterial: month 3 0.54 Beta (0.13, 0.11)
 Venous: month 3 0.74 Beta (0.81, 0.28)
 Diabetic: month 3 0.72 Beta (0.28, 0.11)
 Pressure: month 3 0.18 Normal (0.18, 0.54)
 Arterial: month 6 0.58 Beta (0.16, 0.12)
 Venous: month 6 0.74 Beta (0.83, 0.28)
 Diabetic: month 6 0.74 Beta (0.05, 0.02)
 Pressure: month 6 0.11 Normal (0.11, 0.59)
Population normal utility (by age group)
 <40 0.980 Beta (350, 7) 23
 40–49 0.950 Beta (636, 33)
 50–59 0.940 Beta (535, 34)
 60–69 0.960 Beta (193, 8)
 70–79 0.890 Beta (189, 23)
 ≥80 0.890 Beta (189, 23)
 Value of one QALY ($) 80 000 Fixed 24
Durations of arterial wounds in days (by age group)
 <40 133 Normal (133, 92) Singapore Wound Registry
 40–49 129 Normal (129, 109)
 50–59 331 Normal (331, 394)
 60–69 223 Normal (223, 269)
 70–79 307 Normal (307, 438)
 ≥80 205 Normal (205, 153)
Durations of venous wounds in days (by age group)
 <40 133 Normal (133, 92)
 40–49 129 Normal (129, 109)
 50–59 331 Normal (331, 394)
 60–69 223 Normal (223, 269)
 70–79 307 Normal (307, 438)
 ≥80 205 Normal (205, 153)
Durations of diabetic wounds in days (by age group)
 <40 177 Normal (177, 88)
 40–49 325 Normal (325, 550)
 50–59 224 Normal (224, 216)
 60–69 314 Normal (314, 430)
 70–79 256 Normal (256, 305)
 ≥80 160 Normal (160, 138)
Durations of pressure injury in days (by age group)
 <40 55 Normal (55, 11)
 40–49 86 Normal (86, 24)
 50–59 115 Normal (115, 1)
 60–69 103 Normal (103, 59)
 70–79 105 Normal (105, 115)
 ≥80 62 Normal (62, 52)

QALY, quality-adjusted life year.