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Table 1 Key model inputs

From: Cost-effectiveness of screening for ovarian cancer amongst postmenopausal women: a model-based economic evaluation

 

Mean

Distribution

95% confidence interval

Cost parameters

 Multimodal screening (drop-outs)

£54

Beta

£33 to £74

 Multimodal screening (complete screening)

£61

Hybrida

£37 to £83

 Ultrasound screening (drop-outs)

£56

Gamma

£29 to £92

 Ultrasound screening (complete screening)

£61

Hybrida

£31 to £100

 Screening invitation (either strategy)

£2.09

Gamma

£1.70 to £2.52

 Diagnosis: Borderline

£110

Gamma

£91 to £135

 Diagnosis: Stage 1 ovarian cancer

£116

Gamma

£90 to £133

 Diagnosis: Stage 2 ovarian cancer

£126

Gamma

£94 to £140

 Diagnosis: Stage 3 ovarian cancer

£126

Gamma

£102 to £152

 Diagnosis: Stage 4 ovarian cancer

£112

Gamma

£102 to £152

 Treatment: Borderline

£3000

Gamma

£1161 to £5696

 Treatment: Stage 1 ovarian cancer

£6961

Gamma

£4856 to £9438

 Treatment: Stage 2 ovarian cancer

£7325

Gamma

£5211 to £9795

 Treatment: Stage 3 ovarian cancer

£9016

Gamma

£6866 to £11,454

 Treatment: Stage 4 ovarian cancer

£5892

Gamma

£3823 to £8402

 End of life cost: ovarian cancer

£7080

Gamma

£5761 to £8533

Utility parameters

 Utility cancer free

0. 900

Beta

0.325 to 1

 Disutility Stage 1 ovarian cancer or false positive result

0.200

Beta

0.044 to 0.437

 Disutility Stage 2 ovarian cancer

0.325

Beta

0.214 to 0.534

 Disutility Stage 3 ovarian cancer

0.413

Beta

0.329 to 0.600

 Disutility Stage 4 ovarian cancer

0. 455

Beta

0.413 to 0.601

Number of false positives per cancer identified

 Multimodal screening

2.302

Beta

2.188 to 2.412

 Ultrasound screening

9.963

Beta

9.813 to 10.104

  1. aMixture of gamma and beta distributions; see Additional file 1 for more details