Table 4

Quality of life weights applied to health states

Health stateQuality of life weight (on scale 0–1)
HCV, hepatitis C virus.
Seropositive for HCV0.95
Mild chronic hepatitis0.98
Moderate chronic hepatitis0.92
Compensated cirrhosis0.82
Diuretic sensitive ascites0.75
Diuretic resistent ascites0.52
Hepatic encephalopathy0.53
Variceal haemorrhage0.55
Hepatocellular carcinoma0.55