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Table 5 Age-specific comparison of standard gamble utility scores converted using the ‘lifetime duration-early stage cervical cancer’ score

From: A survey of population-based utility scores for cervical cancer prevention

Health state

Age groups

Wilcoxan rank sum test P value

20-49 years

50-69 years

Mean utility score

Median utility score

Mean utility score

Median utility score

(SE)

(IQR)

(SE)

(IQR)

Cyto normal

0.9996

1.0

0.9994

0.9999

0.9255

(0.0002)

(0.9997 -1.0)

(0.0003)

(0.9998 -1.0)

HPV vaccination

0.9998

1.0

0.9960

1.0

0.8408

(<0.0000)

(0.9998 - 1.0)

(0.0034)

(0.9998 - 1.0)

LG cyto

0.9996

1.0

0.9965

1.0

0.8174

(0.0002)

(0.9997 -1.0)

(0.0032)

(1.0 -1.0)

LG cyto with colp normal

0.9985

0.9999

0.9956

0.9999

0.8933

(0.0086)

(0.9996 - 1.0)

(0.0032)

(0.9997 - 1.0)

HPV positive with cyto normal

0.9986

0.9999

0.9956

0.9999

0.786

(0.0009)

(0.9997 - 1.0)

(0.0032)

(0.9997 - 1.0)

HPV positive with colp normal

0.9987

0.9999

0.9994

1.0

0.2892

(0.0009)

(0.9997 - 1.0)

(0.0003)

(0.9998 - 1.0)

Treated genital warts

0.9983

0.9998

0.9957

0.9999

0.8211

(0.0010)

(0.9994 - 1.0)

( 0.0034)

(0.9997 - 1.0)

HG cyto with CIN 1

0.9989

0.9999

0.9922

0.9998

0.8517

(0.0007)

(0.9996 - 0.9999)

(0.0045)

( 0.9997 - 1.0)

HG cyt with CIN 2 or 3

0.9983

0.9997

0.9954

0.9999

0.8733

(0.0010)

(0.9994 - 0.9998)

(0.0033)

(0.9992 - 1.0)

Early stage cervical cancer

0.9732

0.9950

0.9697

0.9850

0.4817

(0.0085)

(0.9550 - 0.9950)

(0.0066)

(0.9450 - 0.9950)

  1. HSPS health state preference score; Cyto cytology; HPV human papillomavirus; LG low grade disease; HG high grade disease; Colp colposcopy; CIN cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; FIGO Fédération Internationale de Gynécologie Obstétrique (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics).