Disease type | Parameter | Hydrocele average estimate | Lymphedema average estimate | Sources |
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Acute | Average patient medical expenses per ADL episode | Country-specific (US$1.18a) | Country-specific (US$1.18a) | |
Chronic | Average patient medical expenses for chronic disease per year | Country-specific (US$0.70ac) | Country-specific (US$1.05ac) | |
Acute | Percentage of work hours lost per day during an ADL episode | 75 %b | 75 %b | |
Chronic | Percentage of work hours lost due to chronic disease | 15 %b | 19 %b | |
Acute & chronic | Average wage per day (minimum of sources (Table 6)) | Country-specific (US$1.50a) | Country-specific (US$1.50a) | |
Chronic | Work days per year | 300b,d | 300b,d |