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. 2014 Aug 18;14:856. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-856

Table 2.

Input parameters for the Markov decision-analytic model - base case

Parameter Base case SE Distribution Reference
RR reduction (%)
 Diabetes - men 2.60 0.003 lognormal [30]
 Diabetes - women 2.20 0.002 lognormal [30]
 CHD - men 0.94 0.001 lognormal [31]
 CHD - women 1.14 0.001 lognormal [31]
 Stroke - men 1.20 0.001 lognormal [32]
 Stroke - women 1.70 0.002 lognormal [33]
 Colon cancer - men 1.04 0.001 lognormal [34]
 Colon cancer - women 0.40 0.001 lognormal [34]
Cost/year data input (€) 1
 Diabetes 3,312 331 gamma [35]
 CHD first year 4,386 439 gamma [3638]
 CHD subsequent years 1,183 118 gamma [3638]
 Stroke first year 13,319 1,332 gamma [36]
 Stroke subsequent years 4,756 476 gamma [36]
 Colon cancer 9,575 958 gamma [36]
 Intervention cost2 35 3.50 gamma [15]
 Intervention cost3 21 2.13 gamma [15]
Utilities
 At risk 0.71 0.04 beta [40]
 Diabetes 0.63 0.06 beta [17]
 CHD 1 0.47 0.05 beta [17]
 CHD 1+ 0.56 0.06 beta [17]
 Stroke 1 0.50 0.05 beta [17]
 Stroke 1+ 0.50 0.05 beta [17]
 Colon cancer 1 0.64 0.06 beta [17]
 Colon cancer 1+ 0.64 0.06 beta [17]
 Dead 0

RR, relative risk; CHD, coronary heart disease.

1expressed in the year 2011 euros; 2intervention cost for the years 1,6,11,16.

3intervention cost for the other years.