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. 2014 Dec 7;16(9):1005–1018. doi: 10.1007/s10198-014-0649-6

Table 5.

T tests comparing pairs of health states differing in adverse events (N = 182)

Comparison Hepatitis C health states TTO with 10-year time horizon TTO with 1-year time horizon
Mean utilitya Mean (SD) difference score P valueb Mean utilitya Mean (SD) difference score P valueb
E vs I E. 7 tablets per day plus injectable medication 0.77 0.12 (0.21) <0.0001 0.77 0.12 (0.23) <0.0001
I. health state E + mild anemia 0.65 0.65
E vs J E. 7 tablets per day plus injectable medication 0.77 0.32 (0.33) <0.0001 0.77 0.30 (0.31) <0.0001
J. health state E + severe anemia 0.45 0.47
E vs K E. 7 tablets per day plus injectable medication 0.77 0.21 (0.27) <0.0001 0.77 0.20 (0.26) <0.0001
K. health state E + flu-like symptoms 0.56 0.57
E vs L E. 7 tablets per day plus injectable medication 0.77 0.13 (0.26) <0.0001 0.77 0.12 (0.21) <0.0001
L. health state E + mild rash 0.65 0.66
E vs M E. 7 tablets per day plus injectable medication 0.77 0.48 (0.44) <0.0001 0.77 0.43 (0.41) <0.0001
M. health state E + severe rash 0.30 0.34
E vs N E. 7 tablets per day plus injectable medication 0.77 0.47 (0.42) <0.0001 0.77 0.45 (0.42) <0.0001
N. health state E + depression 0.31 0.33
L vs M L. health state E + mild rash 0.65 0.35 (0.38) <0.0001 0.66 0.32 (0.37) <0.0001
M. health state E + severe rash 0.30 0.34
I vs J I. health state E + mild anemia 0.65 0.20 (0.26) <0.0001 0.65 0.18 (0.22) <0.0001
J. health state E + severe anemia 0.45 0.47

aTTO scores are on a scale anchored with 0 representing dead and 1 representing full health

b P values are based on t tests comparing two utility means