Table 2

Utility weights and prevalence estimates for diabetes mellitus from the ODD/OHS II* and the WHO Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study




WHO Global Burden of Disease (both sexes combined)




Age group (yrs)
HUI3 (DM prevalence %)
Treated (prevalence %)
Not treated (prevalence unknown)



Men
Women
Un-complicated DM
Diabetic foot
Blindness
Un-complicated DM
Diabetic foot
Blindness

12–39
0.940 (1.7)
0.932 (2.0)
0.967 (1.8)
0.871 (--)
0.507 (0.0)
0.989
0.863
0.400
40–54
0.915 (7.4)
0.897 (5.6)
0.967 (6.5)
0.871 (--)
0.507 (0.0)
0.989
0.863
0.400
55–69
0.870 (17.2)
0.855 (11.0)
0.967 (13.8)
0.871 (--)
0.507 (0.1)
0.989
0.863
0.400
70+
0.775 (20.9)
0.778 (16.2)
0.967 (17.7)
0.871 (--)
0.507 (0.4)
0.989
0.863
0.400
Total
0.896 (7.0)
0.886 (5.8)
0.967 (6.3)
0.871 (--)
0.507 (0.1)
0.989
0.400
0.400

Abbreviations: DM diabetes mellitus, HUI3 Health Utilities Index Mark III *ODD/OHS II – the 1996/97 Ontario Health Survey linked to the Ontario Diabetes Database; utility weights are HUI3 scores WHO Global Burden of Disease Study [6] – weights are based on expert opinion. All prevalence estimates are from the OHS II

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