The cost-effectiveness of active surveillance compared to watchful waiting and radical prostatectomy for low risk localised prostate cancer

Table 3 EQ-5D based quality of life results for patients at different health states

Health states	Treatment	Utility	Disutility	SE	Sources
Post-surgery	Radical prostatectomy	0.900	0.100	0.015	[24]
Localised prostate cancer	Watchful waiting	0.890	0.110	0.013	[24]
Localised prostate cancer	Active surveillance	0.890	0.110	0.013	[24]
Local progression	-	0.820	0.180	0.015	[24]
Metastatic prostate cancer: Not last year in life	-	0.688	0.312	0.019	[32, 33]
Metastatic prostate cancer: final year of life	-	0.551	0.449	0.060	[34]

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