Table 7.

Mean utility values for HH related symptoms

Experienced in the last 3 months	mean HSUV	SD	n	Males			Females
				mean HSUV	SD	n	mean HSUV	SD	n
General effects
Chronic fatigue	0.55	0.29	102	0.56	0.31	37	0.55	0.29	65
Weakness	0.49	0.26	87	0.51	0.28	33	0.48	0.26	54
Unexplained weight loss	0.42	0.40	10	1.00	-	1	0.35	0.36	9
Unexplained weight gain	0.50	0.26	30	0.37	0.31	8	0.55	0.23	22
Liver disease
Abdominal swelling	0.40	0.25	35	0.41	0.33	9	0.39	0.22	26
Abdominal pain/discomfort	0.47	0.26	47	0.51	0.31	12	0.46	0.25	35
Enlarged liver (hepatomegaly)	0.40	0.24	15	0.57	0.19	6	0.29	0.21	9
Cardiac-related problems
Swelling of feet and/or ankles	0.46	0.23	47	0.43	0.24	17	0.48	0.22	30
Shortness of breath- walking quickly or uphill	0.50	0.27	64	0.54	0.27	24	0.48	0.26	40
Shortness of breath- walking on level ground	0.36	0.26	29	0.39	0.26	14	0.33	0.27	15
Shortness of breath- resting in a chair	0.31	0.25	8	0.32	0.45	3	0.21	0.24	5
Heart failure or weak heart	0.30	-	1	0.30	-	1	-	-	-
Abnormal heart rhythm/ arrhythmia	0.55	0.23	25	0.61	0.17	8	0.52	0.26	17
Heart disease	0.52	0.27	6	0.49	0.28	5	0.71	-	1
Arthritis
Swollen/tender metacarpophalangeal joints (fingers/hands)	0.48	0.25	58	0.47	0.30	21	0.49	0.22	37
Other joint stiffness/pain/ache	0.55	0.26	96	0.6	0.26	39	0.51	0.24	57
Skin changes
Change in skin colour	0.45	0.29	25	0.50	0.35	8	0.43	0.27	17
Increased facial hair growth	0.32	0.21	14	-	-	-	0.32	0.21	14
Reproductive
Loss of libido and/or erectile dysfunction	0.49	0.27	49	0.48	0.27	17	0.49	0.28	32
Unexplained confusion and/or memory loss	0.40	0.24	53	0.39	0.25	18	0.41	0.24	35

Note: HSUV refers to health state utility values; SD standard deviation