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. 2022 Mar 2;8(3):e33191. doi: 10.2196/33191

Table 2.

Changes in the estimated cumulative direct medical expenditure (DME) and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of esophageal cancer in males in China according to the key parameters considered in the sensitivity analyses.

Parameter Changes in estimated DME, billions (%) Changes in estimated DALYs, thousands (%)

2030 2025 2020 2030 2025 2020
Baseline value 741.7 475.2 261.9 49957.5 35889.7 22037.9
AAGRa of DME

0.0475 instead of 0.0432 33.1 (4.5) 14.8 (3.1) 4.9 (1.7) NCb NC NC

0.0388 instead of 0.0432 –32.2 (–4.3) –14.7 (–3.1) –4.9 (–1.9) NC NC NC
5-year survival rate

0.208 instead of 0.199 12.3 (1.7) 7.2 (1.5) 3.3 (1.3) –130.8 (–0.3) –139.3 (–0.4) –135.9 (–0.6)

0.190 instead of 0.199 –12.4 (–1.7) -7.3 (-1.5) –3.4 (–1.3) 131.0 (0.3) 139.9 (0.4) 137.5 (0.6)
Risk ratio of all-cause mortality

1.47 instead of 1.33 –2.7 (–0.4) –1.2 (–0.3) –0.4 (–0.2) –146.0 (–0.3) –71.5 (–0.2) –24.4 (–0.1)

1.20 instead of 1.33 2.8 (0.4) 1.2 (0.3) 0.4 (0.2) 153.2 (0.3) 74.9 (0.2) 25.5 (0.1)
Birth rate

High estimatesc 2.6 (0.4) 0.3 (0.1) NC 107.2 (0.2) 12.14 (0.0) NC

Low estimatesc –2.6 (–0.4) –0.3 (–0.1) NC –107.6 (–0.2) -12.2 (0.0) NC
Sex ratio of the total population

High estimatesd –0.1 (0.0) –0.01 (0.0) NC –5 (0.0) –0.5 (0.0) NC

Low estimatesd 0.1 (0.0) NC NC 5.0 (0.0) 0.6 (0.0) NC
Risk ratio of infant mortality

1.04 instead of 0.95 NC NC NC –1.2 (0.0) 0.7 (0.0) –0.2 (0.0)

0.85 instead of 0.94 NC NC NC 1.5 (0.0) –0.6 (0.0) 0.2 (0.0)
Disability weight

0.435 instead of 0.395 NC NC NC 393.2 (0.8) 284.0 (0.8) 176.1 (0.8)

0.356 instead of 0.395 NC NC NC –393.2 (–0.8) –284.0 (–0.8) –176.1 (–0.8)
All-cause mortality

High estimatese NC NC NC NC NC NC

Low estimatese NC NC NC NC NC NC

aAAGR: average annual growth rate.

bNC: no changes in estimated costs or DALYs.

cSee Table S2 in Multimedia Appendix 1.

dSee Table S3 in Multimedia Appendix 1.

eSee Table S4 in Multimedia Appendix 1.