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. 2021 Mar 25;21:135. doi: 10.1186/s12876-021-01720-w

Table 1.

Input parameters, values, and data sources

Parameters Base-case values SE References
Prevalence (NAFLD) in general population
Age 18–39 0.353 0.013 [1719, 24]
Age 40–59 0.348 0.002 [1719, 24]
Age 60 +  0.244 0.004 [1719, 24]
Prevalence (NASH with significant fibrosis) in NAFLD
Age 18–29 0.183 0.009 [25, 26]
Age 30–39 0.224 0.011 [25, 26]
Age 40–49 0.169 0.009 [25, 26]
Age 50–59 0.164 0.008 [25, 26]
Age 60–69 0.152 0.008 [25, 26]
Age 70–79 0.090 0.005 [25, 26]
Age 80 +  0.090 0.005 [25, 26]
Transitional probabilities
Progression
 Normal > F0 [15]
  Age 18–39 0.00140
  Age 40–59 0.00407
  Age 60–89 0.00515
  Age 90 +  0.00150
F0 > F1 0.090 0.026 [27]
F1 > F2 0.140 0.036 [27]
F2 > F3 0.070 0.020 [27]
F3 > F4/CC 0.080 0.020 [27]
F4 > DC 0.060 0.010 [27]
F4 > HCC 0.030 0.012 [28, 29]
DC > HCC 0.030 0.01173 [2932]
DC > LT 0.0003 0.00002 [3335]
HCC > LT 0.0016 0.00008 [33, 34]
HCC > Death 0.4490 0.02959 [22, 37]
LT > post-LT 0.7993 NA
LT > Death 0.2007 0.01024 [38, 44]
Post-LT > Death 0.0653 0.00333 [38, 44]
Regression
F0 > normal 0.000 Assumption
F1 > F0 0.080 0.026 [27]
F2 > F1 0.190 0.059 [27]
F3 > F2 0.200 0.087 [27]
F4 > F3 0.120 0.023 [27]
Direct medical costs (2019 $)
NASH 89 11 [40]
CC 2121 271 [41]
DC 3916 499 [41]
HCC 4787 622 [41]
LT 18,703 2298 [41]
post-LT 2908 371 [41]

CC, compensated cirrhosis; DC, decompensated cirrhosis; F0, fibrosis stage 0/ no fibrosis; F1, fibrosis stage 1; F2, fibrosis stage 2; F3, fibrosis stage 3; F4, fibrosis stage 4; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; LT, liver transplantation; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; post-LT, post-liver transplantation; SE, standard error