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Table 4 Life expectancy, AF prevalence and stroke incidence in the overall population and in the simulated cohort

From: Cost-effectiveness of a photopethysmographic procedure for screening for atrial fibrillation in 6 European countries

 

Life expectancy years (simulated cohort)

AF prevalence (%) (total population)

AF prevalence (%) (simulated cohort)

Yield of screening (previously undetected AF) *

Stroke incidence (per 1000) (total population)

Stroke incidence (per 1000) (simulated cohort)

Switzerland

14.7

1.5%

6.7%

2.23%

2.01

7.0

UK

13.6

2.3%

10.2%

3.40%

1.76

5.5

Greece

13.7

2.2%

8.0%

2.67%

2.77

8.0

Netherlands

13.5

1.9%

8.1%

2.71%

1.78

5.5

Poland

12.9

2.2%

9.9%

3.30%

2.85

11.3

Serbia

10.8

1.7%

6.8%

2.27%

4.93

18.0

Germany

12.8

2.4%

9.1%

3.04%

2.71

8.9

  1. *Expected share of previously undetected AF given the ratio 1/3 between the share of previously unknown vs. diagnosed AF
  2. Simulated cohort: 65–85 years, determined by general age distribution and AF prevalence by age