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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Decis Making. 2015 Aug 27;36(2):264–274. doi: 10.1177/0272989X15599546

Table 4.

Estimated Change in Quality-Adjusted Life Years for Each Health Condition in Each Health Utility Measure During 10 Years with a 3% Discount Rate

Age, y, 35–69
EQ-5Da HALexb HUI2c HUI3 SF-6D QWB-SAd VASe
CHDf with chest pain medications −0.46 −1.58 −0.60 −0.88 −0.38 −0.38 −0.68

CHD without chest pain medications −0.23 −1.05 −0.48 −0.46 −0.35 −0.54 −0.57

Stroke −0.25 −0.24 −0.40 −0.85 −0.15 −0.82 −1.05

Diabetes and using insulin −0.22 −1.40 −0.50 −0.52 −0.32 −0.26 −0.88

Diabetes and using medications which are not insulin 0.00 −0.88 −0.55 −0.61 −0.26 −0.34 −0.46

Diabetes without medication −0.32 −0.68 −0.54 −0.77 −0.33 −0.39 −0.62

Arthritis −0.67 −0.46 −0.60 −0.76 −0.39 −0.50 −0.46

Eye disease −0.18 −0.31 −0.22 −0.39 −0.10 −0.41 −0.07

Sleep disorder −0.84 −0.86 −0.98 −1.14 −0.47 −0.47 −0.43

Asthma −0.17 −0.53 0.02 −0.32 −0.21 −0.40 −0.09

Emphysema −0.64 −0.88 −0.89 −1.05 −0.45 −0.23 −1.40

Chronic bronchitis −0.55 −0.59 −0.57 −0.83 −0.31 −0.44 −0.80

Depression/anxiety −0.87 −0.83 −1.17 −1.31 −0.73 −0.96 −0.82

GIg ulcer −0.27 −0.50 −0.39 −0.42 −0.39 −0.33 −0.39

Thyroid disorder currently taking medications −0.06 −0.14 0.01 −0.18 −0.06 −0.01 0.03

Chronic back pain from disk herniation −0.81 −1.05 −1.07 −1.31 −0.70 −0.47 −0.60

Age, y, 70–89
EQ-5D HALex HUI2 HUI3 SF-6D QWB VAS
CHD with chest pain medications −0.43 −1.23 −0.98 −1.31 −0.62 −0.62 −1.05

CHD without chest pain medications −0.07 −0.22 −0.03 0.07 −0.09 −0.26 −0.21

Stroke −0.45 −1.31 −0.67 −1.14 −0.45 −0.37 −0.62

Diabetes and using insulin −0.41 −1.14 −0.15 −0.71 −0.39 −0.09 −0.36

Diabetes and using medications which are not insulin −0.26 −0.81 −0.03 0.03 −0.29 −0.18 −0.52

Diabetes without medication −0.08 0.04 −0.28 −0.27 0.11 −0.07 0.33

Arthritis −0.61 −0.79 −0.62 −0.85 −0.65 −0.61 −0.60

Eye disease −0.04 0.03 −0.18 −0.18 −0.11 −0.22 −0.11

Sleep disorder −0.68 −0.96 −0.61 −0.59 −0.63 −0.76 −0.66

Asthma −0.03 −0.45 −0.23 −0.19 −0.48 −0.10 −0.36

Emphysema −0.06 −1.05 −0.24 −0.20 −0.24 −0.18 −0.41

Chronic bronchitis 0.12 −0.67 −0.33 −0.64 −0.20 −0.18 −0.46

Depression/anxiety −0.62 −0.67 −0.83 −0.96 −0.63 −0.45 −0.19

GI ulcer −0.03 0.06 −0.24 −0.04 0.05 −0.02 −0.04

Thyroid disorder currently taking medications −0.11 −0.16 0.12 0.05 0.17 −0.02 0.06

Chronic back pain from disk herniation −0.79 −0.44 −0.66 −0.96 −0.55 −0.59 −0.40

a

EQ-5D = EuroQol-5D-3L

b

HALex = Health and Activities Limitations Index

c

HUI = Health Utilities Index

d

QWB-SA = Quality of Well-being Scale

e

VAS = visual analog scale

f

CHD = coronary heart disease

g

GI = gastrointestinal