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Table 2 Assumptions related to health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and % panel agreement

From: Literature review and expert opinion on the impact of achondroplasia on medical complications and health-related quality of life and expectations for long-term impact of vosoritide: a modified Delphi study

Assumption

% Agreementa (%)

Can’t judge (%)

Apart from the impact of comorbidities, short stature (final height < 140 cm) likely has an independent negative impact in individuals with achondroplasia on:

  

 Physical health-related quality of life

73

8

 Mental health-related quality of life

64

8

In individuals with achondroplasia, vosoritide likely increases HRQoL through lifetime if long-term treatment is started before puberty (Tanner stage > 1)

82

8

A positive impact of vosoritide on HRQoL is more likely in individuals with achondroplasia starting long-term treatment at an earlier age than in those starting treatment later

100

0

Increased frequency of surgeries relative to the general population has a substantial negative short-term impact on HRQoL in individuals with achondroplasia

100

0

A positive impact of vosoritide on the incidence of surgeries is more likely in individuals with achondroplasia starting long-term treatment at an earlier age than in those starting later

90

17

A positive impact of vosoritide on chronic pain through lifetime is more likely in individuals with achondroplasia starting long-term treatment at an earlier age than in those starting later

88

33

A positive impact of vosoritide on work participation through lifetime is more likely in individuals with achondroplasia starting long-term treatment at an earlier age than in those starting later

78

25

A positive impact of vosoritide on activities of daily living through lifetime is more likely in individuals with achondroplasia starting long-term treatment at an earlier age than in those starting later

73

8

  1. a% of panel members (N = 12) agreeing or strongly agreeing with the assumption, excluding “can’t judge” votes