Table 4 Comparison between the PC and the OE formats by different scenarios
Questionnaires | Mean Difference | 95% Interval of mean difference by bootstrap | Equality test of mean (bootstrap) | Equality test of median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild, 0.2 QALY | 12,413 | (− 2621, 27,294) | 0.141 | 0.067 |
Mild, 0.4 QALY | 3476 | (− 10,464, 14,469) | 0.598 | 0.903 |
Moderate, 0.2 QALY | − 29,816 | (− 108,607, 41,299) | 0.477 | 0.595 |
Moderate, 0.4 QALY | − 33,639 | (− 82,653, 9596) | 0.165 | 0.662 |
Severe, 0.2 QALY | − 5590 | (− 25,971, 12,205) | 0.596 | 0.917 |
Severe, 0.4 QALY | − 6591 | (− 17,302, 2750) | 0.22 | 0.408 |
Terminal illness, 0.2 QALY | − 290,537 | (− 638,371, 28,961) | 0.113 | 0.623 |
Terminal illness, 0.4 QALY | 11,600 | (− 58,726, 78,265) | 0.728 | 0.777 |
Immediate death, 0.2 QALY | − 347,266 | (− 865,403, − 3927) | 0.28 | 0.522 |
Immediate death, 0.4 QALY | − 52,396 | (− 200,299, 104,131) | 0.51 | 0.309 |