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Table 4 Disability weights from person trade-off exercise conducted in Atlanta compared to composite scores from other exercises conducted at various international sites

From: The burden of disease and injury in the United States 1996

Indicator Condition

Atlanta PTO (N = 35)

Composite scores (N = 192)

 

Median

Mean

S.D.*

C.V.+

Median

Mean

S.D.*

C.V.+

Vitiligo on Face

0

0.04

0.11

2.75

0

0.04

0.1

2.5

Watery Diarrhea

0.02

0.06

0.08

1.33

0.05

0.1

0.16

1.60

Fracture of Radius

0.06

0.1

0.11

1.10

0.09

0.13

0.16

1.23

Infertility

0.03

0.11

0.16

1.45

0.09

0.16

0.19

1.19

Erectile Dysfunction

0.09

0.19

0.22

1.16

0.17

0.22

0.23

1.05

Severe Sore Throat

0.13

0.19

0.18

0.95

0.13

0.23

0.26

1.13

Rheumatoid Arthritis

0.17

0.26

0.24

0.92

0.29

0.32

0.22

0.69

Below Knee Amputation

0.29

0.32

0.20

0.63

0.29

0.34

0.22

0.65

Deafness

0.44

0.43

0.28

0.65

0.36

0.4

0.24

0.60

Recto-vaginal Fistula

0.29

0.38

0.33

0.87

0.41

0.44

0.28

0.64

Angina

0.38

0.39

0.23

0.59

0.43

0.46

0.26

0.57

Mental Retardation

0.64

0.55

0.28

0.51

0.5

0.5

0.25

0.50

Blindness

0.5

0.53

0.25

0.47

0.63

0.58

0.21

0.36

Paraplegia

0.67

0.6

0.25

0.42

0.71

0.68

0.2

0.29

Major Depression

0.89

0.79

0.23

0.29

0.81

0.75

0.2

0.27

Severe Migraine

0.96

0.89

0.18

0.20

0.88

0.8

0.2

0.25

Dementia

0.9

0.85

0.16

0.19

0.9

0.86

0.13

0.15

Active Psychosis

0.95

0.9

0.12

0.13

0.91

0.87

0.14

0.16

Quadriplegia

0.93

0.9

0.09

0.10

0.91

0.87

0.14

0.16

  1. * S.D. = standard deviation.
  2. + C.V. = Coefficient of Variation (standard deviation/mean)