Table 5 Sensitivity analysis of ordering of cumulative condition groups. Sensitivity of estimated age-standardized average health state valuation H and of estimated HALE at birth to three orderings of cumulative condition groups for dependent comorbidity adjustments for a developed country and a developing country.
From: Adjusting for dependent comorbidity in the calculation of healthy life expectancy
| Â | Age-standardized average health state valuation H | HALE at birth (years) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Male | Female | Male | Female |
Ghana | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Independent comorbidity | 0.151 | 0.096 | 46.8 | 48.9 |
   Order 1 | 0.134 | 0.089 | 47.8 | 49.9 |
   Order 2 | 0.128 | 0.088 | 48.1 | 50.0 |
   Order 3 | 0.128 | 0.085 | 48.5 | 50.3 |
Sweden | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Independent comorbidity | 0.066 | 0.044 | 70.5 | 72.6 |
   Order 1 | 0.062 | 0.042 | 70.9 | 73.3 |
   Order 2 | 0.060 | 0.041 | 71.0 | 73.6 |
   Order 3 | 0.056 | 0.039 | 71.2 | 73.9 |