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Table 2 Utility weights and prevalence estimates for diabetes mellitus from the ODD/OHS II* and the WHO Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study

From: Using linked data to calculate summary measures of population health: Health-adjusted life expectancy of people with Diabetes Mellitus

   

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

  1. 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