Newly estimated disability weights for 196 health states in Hubei Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The disability weight (DW) reflects the severity of non-fatal outcomes and is an important parameter in calculating the burden of disease. However, the universality of the global, national, or subnational DWs remains controversial. This study aims to measure DWs specific to Hubei Province of China using non-parametric regression to anchor the DWs.

Methods

Paired comparison (PC) data collected from a web-based survey in Hubei Province targeting the general population were used to estimate the DWs of 196 health states. Specifically, PC data from 33,925 respondents were analyzed by probit regression analysis, and the results were then anchored to 0-1 scale using non-parametric regression based on the DWs from Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2013. The absolute DW value

SUBMITTER: Zhou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11657749 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature