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Table 2 Quality Adjusted Life Years lost according to stroke subtype and gender

From: The health loss from ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage: evidence from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS)

 

Ischemic stroke

Intracerebral Hemorrhage

 

Males

N= 14 139

Females

N= 13 521

Males

N = 2 087

Females

N = 2 204

QALY lost per case

    

   Age Group years

QALYs with 3% discounting (5% discounting, 0% discounting)

< 55

5.5 (3.7, 11.1)

9.8 (4.7, 20.2)

10.7 (7.3, 21.7)

12.5 (8.6, 25.6)

55-64

6.3 (5.0, 9.7)

7.6 (5.8, 12.1)

7.4 (5.9, 11.0)

10.9 (8.6, 16.3)

65-74

6.6 (5.7, 8.5)

7.6 (6.5, 10.2)

6.6 (5.7, 8.4)

7.6 (6.4, 10.1)

75-84

3.7 (3.3, 4.3)

4.9 (4.4, 5.9)

3.9 (3.5, 4.5)

5.1 (4.6, 6.1)

85+

2.3 (2.1, 2.5)

2.5 (2.4, 2.8)

2.2 (2.1, 2.4)

2.4 (2.2, 2.6)

Weighted average (SD)†

4.69 (0.38)

5.51 (0.46)*

5.82 (0.67)

6.50 (0.40)*

Total weighted average (SD)†

5.09 (0.20)

6.17 (0.26)*

Undiscounted total weighted average

7.24

8.88

  1. *p value < 0.0001; QALYs: Quality Adjusted Life Years; SD: standard deviation; †3% discount rate used.