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. 2021 Feb 16;5(4):bvab019. doi: 10.1210/jendso/bvab019

Table 5.

Prevalence of disease attributes

Rescaled utility decrement GL Patients N = 68 PL Patients N = 44
Prevalence at baselinea (%) Post-MET prevalencea (%) Change in prevalence (%) Change in QALYs Prevalence at baselinea (%) Post-MET prevalencea (%) Change in prevalence (%) Change in QALYs
Disruption to female reproductive functionb −0.026 31 18 −13 0.005 55 45 −10 0.003
HbA1c
 >6.5% and ≤8% −0.038 12 15 +3 −0.001 23 30 +7 −0.003
 >8% −0.082 66 20 −46 0.038 45 28 −17 0.015
Heart abnormality c −0.096 53 57 +4 −0.004 32 39 +7 −0.007
Hyperphagiad −0.071 82 11 −71 0.050 72 9 −63 0.044
Impaired physical appearance −0.056 82 29 −53 0.030 68 41 −27 0.015
Kidney abnormality −0.066 68 47 −21 0.014 57 61 +4 −0.003
Liver abnormality −0.082 93 47 −46 0.038 95 84 −11 0.009
Pancreatitise −0.060 31 2 −29 0.018 52 2 −50 0.030
Progression of organ damage
 Slow 0.030 21 24 +3 0.001 82 26 −56 −0.017
 Fast −0.080 75 26 −49 0.039 18 11 −7 0.006
Triglycerides
 >200 mg/dL and ≤500 mg/dL −0.012 35 26 −9 0.001 45 45 0 <0.001
 >500 mg/dL −0.032 44 15 −29 0.009 39 28 −11 0.004
Inability to work/attend school −0.167 57 12 −45 0.076 20 9 −11 0.019

Abbreviations: GL, generalized lipodystrophy; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; MET, metreleptin; PL, partial lipodystrophy; QALYs, quality-adjusted life years.

aWhen calculating prevalence, it was assumed that a disease attribute is not present when data are not recorded.

bOnly female patients of reproductive capacity (GL: 27; PL: 29) were eligible for impairment; all other patients were considered unimpaired. Reproductive capacity was defined as female patients who were postpubescent and premenopausal who had not undergone surgical removal of reproductive organs at the time of starting metreleptin.

cPrevalence of heart abnormality can only increase as clinical resolution of abnormalities could not be determined with available data.

dData on hyperphagia were collected for first 94 patients (GL: 62, PL: 32).

eOne patient with GL and one patient with PL each experienced a single episode of pancreatitis while on treatment with metreleptin.