Table 5.

Quality-Adjusted Life-Years per Patient (first-order Monte Carlo simulation)

Modality	1 Year	2 Year	3 Year	5 Year	10 Year
HD, mean ± SD	0.66 ± 0.11	1.2 ± 0.33	1.65 ± 0.57	2.32 ± 1.06	3.25 ± 2.03
25%	$0.69	$1.35	$1.38	$1.38	$1.38
50%	$0.69	$1.35	$1.98	$3.03	$3.03
75%	$0.69	$1.35	$1.98	$3.15	$5.62
PD, mean ± SD	0.68 ± 0.08	1.27 ± 0.25	1.78 ± 0.48	2.58 ± 0.96	3.86 ± 2.07
25%	$0.69	$1.35	$1.90	$1.90	$1.90
50%	$0.69	$1.35	$1.98	$3.15	$4.10
75%	$0.69	$1.35	$1.98	$3.15	$5.66
All, mean ± SD	0.66 ± 0.1	1.22 ± 0.31	1.68 ± 0.55	2.38 ± 1.04	3.38 ± 2.05
25%	$0.69	$1.35	$1.49	$1.49	$1.49
50%	$0.69	$1.35	$1.98	$3.15	$3.17
75%	$0.69	$1.35	$1.98	$3.15	$5.62

Abbreviations: All, all dialysis starts; HD, hemodialysis starts, PD, peritoneal dialysis starts; SD, standard deviation.