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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2013 Jun 18;158(12):853–860. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-158-12-201306180-00002

Appendix Table 3.

Sensitivity analysis of probability of prostate cancer specific death

Range Base Case 2 × base HR
WW: 2 × 1.48 = 2.96
AS: 2 × 1.85 = 3.7
0.42 HR
Cost QALE(y) Cost QALE(y) Cost QALE(y)
65 year old men
WW 3.0% - 21.1% $24,520 9.02 $24,806 9.21 $22,567 7.97
AS 2.4% - 21.1% $39,894 8.85 $40,117 8.90 $34,752 7.60
75 year old men
WW 1.3% - 9.3% $18,302 6.14 $18,563 6.18 $17,707 5.76
AS 1.1% - 9.3% $30,048 5.98 $30,251 6.02 $28,335 5.57

ABBR: WW: watchful waiting; AS: active surveillance