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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 3.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Eng. 2017 Jul 3;2:99–106. doi: 10.1016/j.deveng.2017.06.002

Table 2.

Parameters, values, and sources used in pre-eclampsia decision tree analysis

Parameter Description Value Source
% of pregnancies that are pre-eclamptic 2.80% WHO Global Survey on maternal and perinatal health 2009 [34]
% of pregnancies tested for pre-eclampsia 51.00% WHO Global Health Observatory [35]
Survival rate for undiagnosed or untreated pre-eclampsia 94.40% Prual, 2000 [15]
% of diagnosed pre-eclampsia treated 16.00% Varies worldwide; Dr. Johnson
Success rate of treatment among pre-eclamptic pregnancies 99.20% The Magpie Trial Collaborative Group [5]
Survival rate for successfully treated pre-eclamptic pregnancies 99.43% World Health Statistics 2011 [36]; Dr. Martin
Survival rate for unsuccessfully treated pre-eclamptic pregnancies 94.40% Prual, 2000 [15]; Dr. Martin
Rate of severe complications for pre-eclampsia survivors 3.80% Sibai, 2005 [4], Steeger, 2010 [37]
HRQL for lifetime following severe complications 0.25 Lee et al., 2010, Aberg et al. (2011), WHO (2004) [18–20]
Life expectancy 55 yrs
Discount rate 3%