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Table 4 Marginal willingness-to-pay estimates for improvements in anemia treatment features (N = 200)

From: Hemodialysis patients’ preferences for the management of anemia

Attribute

Improvement

Willingness to pay per month (95% Confidence Interval)

Chance that the medicine makes you feel better by relieving your anemia symptoms

From 50% to 75%

$46 ($21–$70)

From 25% to 50%

$48 ($25–$71)

From 25% to 75%

$94 ($60–$128)

Number of red blood cell transfusions needed each month

From 1 transfusion to 0 transfusions

$37 ($14–$60)

From 2 transfusions to 1 transfusion

$80 ($53–$108)

From 2 transfusions to 0 transfusions

$118 ($83–$152)

Risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke because of the medicine

From 2% to 0%

$50 ($25–$74)

From 6% to 2%

$70 ($46–$93)

From 6% to 0%

$119 ($85–$154)

How you receive the medicine

From an injection under your skin to an injection directly into the dialysis line

$63 ($41–$84)