A cost effective analysis of fixed-dose combination of dutasteride and tamsulosin compared with dutasteride monotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia in Nigeria: a middle income perspective; using an interactive Markov model

Table 4 Baseline parameters showing utility values associated with BPH treatment

Utility and disutility values used in the Markov model
	Utility values	Source
Mild	0.883	^aOppe et al. [26]
Moderate	0.787
Severe	0.382
TURP successful	0.833
TURP repeat	0.833
Disutility of AUR	−0.145
Healthy	1.0

Sensitivity test
^aThe quality of life was derived based on EQ-5D index score. Index score are based on general population variations survey that used TTO methods in Zimbabwe

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