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World J Hepatol. Oct 27, 2026; 18(10): 123353
Published online Oct 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.123353
Published online Oct 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.123353
Table 3 Studies of health-state utilities in liver disease
| Ref. | n | Study design | Participants’ characteristics | Outcome |
| McLernon et al[24] | 30 studies from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Italy, and the Netherlands | Systematic review | Inclusion criteria: English-language studies of any design that had: (1) Measured utility using health-state utility tools from liver disease patients, physicians, or adults with no liver disease; or (2) Estimated health-state utilities for various liver diseases from expert opinion. Exclusion criteria: (1) Letters, comments, news articles; (2) Studies unrelated to liver disease; (3) Utility estimates taken from the literature; (4) Insufficient information on how the utility was derived; and (5) Duplicate utilities from the same population | The utility of compensated cirrhosis was 0.748 |
| Levy et al[23] | 600 people (100 each from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, Hong Kong, and China) | Descriptive (using an interviewer-administered survey) | Demographics: Mean age: 41.5 years, female: 57.3%. Inclusion criteria: Age 18 years or older; Exclusion criteria: Inability to communicate in the official language(s) of the country, known cognitive impairment, or visible intoxication | In China, the utilities of HCC, liver transplant, and post-liver transplant were 0.310, 0.540, and 0.683, respectively |
- Citation: Limwongse S, Chatpattanasiri P, Phuphuang P, Tungthaweethong K, Sutheerayongprasert K, Aunprom-Me W, Kositamongkol C, Phisalprapa P. Cost-utility analysis of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in Thailand. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(10): 123353
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v18/i10/123353.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.123353