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. 2011 Nov 18;9:17. doi: 10.1186/1478-7547-9-17

Table 4.

Chosen distributions for model input parameters

Parameter1 Deterministic value Standard Error Distribution Alpha Beta
Ngt2igt 0.163 0.037 Beta 16.28 83.72

Igt2ngt 0.162 0.037 Beta 16.23 83.77

Igt2t2d 0.062 0.024 Beta 6.23 93.77

T2d2igt 0.005 0.007 Beta 0.50 99.50


cNGT EUR1,744.21.00 EUR1,744.21 Gamma 1.00 1744.21

cIGT EUR2,696.48 EUR2,696.48 Gamma 1.00 2696.48

cT2D EUR 5,896.48 EUR5,861.92 Gamma 1.00 5861.92

Cost of intervention EUR230.03 EUR230.03 Gamma 1.00 230.03


Mean Methods of moments

uNGT, men 0.772 0.004 Beta 7067.38 2087.26

uNGT, women 0.747 0.004 Beta 7342.67 2486.87

uIGT, men 0.764 0.006 Beta 3458.69 1066.73

uIGT, women 0.740 0.006 Beta 3578.37 1260.34

uT2D, men 0.724 0.010 Beta 1400.32 533.82

uT2D, women 0.701 0.010 Beta 1422.19 606.61

1ngt2igt: probability of moving from NGT to IGT state

igt2ngt: probability of moving from IGT to NGT state

igt2t2d: probability of moving from IGT to T2D state

t2d2igt: probability of moving from T2D to IGT state

cNGT: annual health care costs for NGT

cIGT: annual health care costs for IGT

cT2D: annual health care costs for T2D

uNGT: health utility value for NGT

uIGT: health utility value for IGT

uT2D: health utility value for T2D