What is the CRON relative value of life extension?

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Hi All,

With our putting such a value in extending our lives as CRONers, I wonder

how would we fare in the below kind of analysis?

Cheers, Al.

RESULTS: 221 patients with diabetic retinopathy were eligible for this study

and completed the interview. The mean age was 63.5 (SD 12.5) years, and

48.4% were female. Over 35% of the sample had visual acuity in the affected

eye of 6/60 or worse. ........ Our cross border comparison had a power of

95% to detect a difference in utility of 0.1 between the two groups.

CONCLUSION: On average, Canadian patients with diabetic retinopathy were

willing to trade off over 20% of their remaining lifespan in order to

eliminate their ocular disease. ........

PMID: 12598432 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Alan Pater, Ph.D.; Faculty of Medicine; Memorial University; St. 's, NL

A1B 3V6 Canada; Tel. No.: (709) 777-6488; Fax No.: (709) 777-7010; email:

apater@...