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Life expectancy gains of ”3.9, 3.8, 1.9, and 0.9, respectively,” seem low for a major intervention, but mean age was 65.6. Not sure how gains stack when combine
by pgt 4y ago
Life expectancy gains of ”3.9, 3.8, 1.9, and 0.9, respectively,” seem low for a major intervention, but mean age was 65.6. Not sure how gains stack when combined, if at all.
- wardedVibe 4y ago> We then estimated the LE for patients from each quartile and the LE if patients from each quartile improved 1 of their biomarker levels to the next lower quartile while keeping other biomarkers constant. Sounds like its additive, so potentially up to 10 years if you're going from the worst quartiles in everything to the best, though I suspect that is extremely difficult. I am a bit surprised by the relative unimportance of HbA1C. I guess mortality is different that QALYs, which losing toes/eyes definitely affect, even if they don't kill you.