Table 2

Matrix of transition probabilities. The states in this model are defined as the years of follow-up

T =

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

>2002

Total


1993

0

0.51

0.11

0.04

0.03

0.03

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.23

1

1994

0

0

0.73

0.08

0.05

0.02

0.02

0.01

0.004

0.01

0.09

1

1995

0

0

0

0.75

0.10

0.03

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.08

1

1996

0

0

0

0

0.79

0.08

0.02

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.07

1

1997

0

0

0

0

0

0.79

0.08

0.03

0.01

0.01

0.07

1

1998

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.78

0.09

0.03

0.02

0.09

1

1999

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.80

0.07

0.03

0.10

1

2000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.81

0.08

0.10

1

2001

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.87

0.13

1

2002

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

>2002

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1


Menckeberg et al. BMC Health Services Research 2007 7:106   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-7-106

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