Table 1 Model parameters

Direct medical costs: first-year

2,545 €

1,819 €

36,772 €

6,627 €

3,748 €

0 €

Villa et al. (2011) [12] and this study

Direct medical costs: prevalence

31,912 €

24,996 €

6,030 €

31,912 €

24,996 €

0 €

Villa et al. (2011) [12] and this study

Health utilities

0.69

0.69

0.81

0.53

0.53

0.00

Villa et al. (2012) [3] and Laupacis et al. (1996) [25]

Transition probabilities from/to HD, PD, LRHD, LRPD, Tx

See Figure 1

Villa et al. (2011) [3]

Age-dependent transition probabilities to D

SEN (2008) [22], Kaplan et al. (2002) [23] and this study

Starting cohort (patients)

1,000

Arbitrary

Starting age (years)

40

Expert panel opinion

Time horizon (years)

45

Expert panel opinion

WTPT (€/QALY)

45,000

De Cock et al. (2007) [26]

Discount rate

3 %

López-Bastida et al. (2010) [27]