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. 2020 Oct 26;8(4):433. doi: 10.3390/healthcare8040433

Table 2.

Input variables in the population model for people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

Variable Structure Input Data Initial Phase Description
Population size Matrix 96 × 53
(96 age cohorts: 0–95+;
53 years: 2019–2071)
[40] Population for regions from 2019
(the Czech Statistical Office data).
For each region, there is a specific dataset with the same structure.
Prevalence AD 31 values
(from 65 to 95+)
[42,44] Based on the values for the EU,
see Figure 1.
Incidence AD 31 values
(from 65 to 95+)
[39] Derived from AD prevalence,
see Figure 1.
Transition probabilities Matrix 4 × 4
(3 stages and death)
[43] The transition probabilities between the disease stages (Figure 2).
Individual stage proportions 3 values
(mild, moderate, severe)
Limit
Distribution
Initial division of patients into individual stages.

Source: authors’ own processing, 2020.