Table 5.

Sensitivity analyses showing the difference in life years in models that vary AV fistula and AV graft success and patency probability

Model Patient	Base Case AVF Initial Success Rate (%)	Survival Difference between AVF and AVG in Life Years
		Base Case (AVF − AVG)	AVF Initial Success 20% Less Likely	AVF Initial Success 20% More Likely	AVG Long-Term Patency Improved by 50%	AVF Long-Term Patency Worsened by 50%	AVF and AVG Maturation Time Both 90 d
40-yr-old nondiabetic man	86	2.59	2.04	2.82	2.46	2.22	2.60
40-yr-old nondiabetic woman	75	1.67	0.88	2.03	1.48	1.39	1.65
40-yr-old diabetic man	78	1.06	0.83	1.20	1.04	0.99	1.09
40-yr-old diabetic woman	63	0.35	−0.004	0.52	0.27	0.24	0.30
60-yr-old nondiabetic man	77	1.25	0.88	1.37	1.20	1.16	1.23
60-yr-old nondiabetic woman	62	0.52	0.08	0.85	0.49	0.45	0.55
60-yr-old diabetic man	66	0.44	0.31	0.49	0.43	0.41	0.44
60-yr-old diabetic woman	49	−0.001	−0.13	0.09	−0.01	−0.03	−0.021
80-yr-old nondiabetic man	66	0.48	0.29	0.58	0.47	0.46	0.46
80-yr-old nondiabetic woman	48	0.08	−0.12	0.24	0.07	0.07	0.10
80-yr-old diabetic man	52	0.17	0.11	0.19	0.15	0.16	0.16
80-yr-old diabetic woman	35	−0.03	−0.06	−0.01	−0.05	−0.05	−0.03

AVF, AV fistula; AVG, AV graft.