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Table 1 Estimates for utility, mortality, and other parameters

From: Cost-utility analysis of treating mild stage normal tension glaucoma by surgery in China: a decision-analytic Markov model

Parameters

Value

Source

Transition probabilities yearly

 Risk of progression from mild to moderate stage in observation

0.149

Tang et al. [23]

 Risk of progression from moderate to severe in treatment B

0.056

Tang et al. [23]

 Risk of progression in treatment A at 5 years

0.200

CNTGS [19]

 Risk of progression from mild to moderate stage in treatment A

0.044

tertiary hospital

 Risk of progression from moderate to severe stage in treatment A

0.018

tertiary hospital

Utility score

 Mild NTG

0.80

Tang et al. [23]

 Moderate NTG

0.75

Tang et al. [23]

 Severe NTG

0.71

Tang et al. [42]

Natural Mortality rates by age group, years

 65—69

0.364%

Tang et al. [23]

 70—74

0.518%

Tang et al. [23]

Increased mortality risk for different groups, odds ratio

 People with mild, moderate, or severe POAG

1.8

Tang et al. [23]