Table 4.
Simulations to illustrate effect of key variables on health utility scores (examples shown are for patients in Inception cohort)
| Simulation number |
Simulation scenario | Mean health utility score (95% confidence limit) |
|---|---|---|
| S1 | Median valuesa from cohort (age 64 years, BMI 26.1 kg/m2, fear of falling score 65) with no comorbidities and no previous fracture |
0.78 (0.73, 0.82) |
| S2 | S1 plus previous vertebral fracture | 0.70 (0.65, 0.75) |
| S3 | S2 plus Fear of Falling score of 45 (25th percentile) |
0.60 (0.55, 0.65) |
| S4 | S3 plus six comorbidities including depression, hypertension and diabetes |
0.34 (0.29, 0.40) |
a
Refers to the other input values in the model, which in each case follow the median observed in the data set BMI body mass index