Table 2

Utilities and QALY losses for simple health states

Simple health states
QALY losses
Reference

Dyspepsia (-0.13)
Resolved events (35 days)
-0.01247 (-0.005753 to -0.01496)
[38]
Chronic per year
-0.13 (-0.06 to -0.156)
[38]
Symptomatic peptic ulcers (-0.13)
Resolved events (35 days)
-0.01247 (-0.005753 to -0.01496)
[38]
Chronic per year
-0.13 (-0.06 to -0.156)
[38]
Hospitalization stays
POB (ALOS = 5.56 days)
-0.007926 (-0.00634 to -0.009511)
[12,40,41]
Peptic ulcers (ALOS = 4.10 days)
-0.005868 (-0.004694 to -0.007042)
[12,40,41]
Outpatient POB ER visit
-0.001397 (-0.001118 to -0.001676)
[41]
Endoscopy (-0.4325)
-0.00119 (-000952 to -0.001428)
[41]
Premature POB death per year
-0.67 (-0.536 to -0.804)
[36,37]

QALY, quality-adjusted life year; POB, perforation, obstruction, bleeding ulcer; ALOS, average length of stay; ER, emergency room. QALY benefits discounted 3% annually.

Loyd et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2007 7:25   doi:10.1186/1471-230X-7-25