Table 5

Parameters Used in the Sensitivity Analysis†

Parameter

Mean

Lower 95th CL

Upper 95th CL

Source

Snm

0.872

0.867

0.877

NHIS

Snf

0.859

0.854

0.865

NHIS

Som

0.807

0.800

0.814

NHIS

Sof

0.795

0.787

0.802

NHIS

Mnm

0.079

0.078

0.081

[51]

Mnf

0.066

0.065

0.068

[51]

Mom

0.147

0.144

0.149

[51]

Mof

0.145

0.142

0.147

[51]

Lnm

18.57

15.86

21.30

[51]

Lnf

16.94

15.67

18.24

[51]

Lom

18.46

13.90

24.36

[51]

Lof

16.80

14.15

19.34

[51]

Dnm

1.33

1.15

1.50

NHIS

Dnf

1.46

1.32

1.61

NHIS

Dom

1.88

1.68

2.09

NHIS

Dof

2.02

1.83

2.21

NHIS

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148.8

148.0

149.6

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116.8

116.0

117.6

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US$38,688

US$38,484

US$38,892

[52]

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US$30,368

US$30,164

US$30,572

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Hispanic Parameters

Snm

0.855

0.848

0.863

NHIS

Snf

0.842

0.835

0.850

NHIS

Som

0.791

0.782

0.799

NHIS

Sof

0.778

0.769

0.787

NHIS

Dnm

1.26

1.04

1.48

NHIS

Dnf

1.40

1.18

1.62

NHIS

Dom

1.82

1.58

2.06

NHIS

Dof

1.96

1.72

2.20

NHIS

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100.2

98.1

102.3

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88.6

86.9

90.3

[52]

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US$26,058

US$25,508

US$26,609

[52]

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US$23,026

US$22,585

US$23,466

[52]

Note that the probabilities in Table 2 are also included in the sensitivity analysis.

*Calculated from weekly salaries.

[51]. Peeters A, Barendregt JJ, Willekens F, Mackenbach JP, Mamun AA, Bonneux L, NEDCOM tNE, of Morbidity Research Group DC: Obesity in adulthood and its consequences for life expectancy: a life-table analysis. Annals of Internal Medicine 2003, 138:24–31.

[52] US Department of Labor: Highlights of Women's Earnings in 2003. Tech. rep., Bureau of Labor Statistics 2004.

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