Table 4.

Difference in DALYs and QALYs: Sensitivity analyses for average lifetime health loss*.

Stroke subtype	DALYs	QALYs	Difference
Intracerebral hemorrhage (n = 4 291)
Average per first-ever stroke event	6.45	6.17	0.28
Total health loss for cohort	27 696	26 456	1 240
Ischemic stroke (n = 27 660)
Average per first-ever stroke event	5.49	5.09	0.40
Total health loss for cohort (years lost)	151 982	140 835	11 147

*Weighted by age and gender distribution of the 2004 reference cohort. DALYs estimated using the Western Australian ' excess' case fatality rate from the WA hospital morbidity database after 28 days following stroke and disability weights for stroke [14]. DALYs: Disability Adjusted Life Years; QALYs: Quality Adjusted Life Years.