Make sure you have watched the two posted videos before completing this assignment We surveyed adults with BMIs over 35 , asking Gastric bypass surgery is known to successfully aid in needed weight loss for overweight and obese people, contributing to a state of perfect health However, there are risks associated with it Would you have this surgery (cost aside), knowing that the risk of death is X We started at a risk of 10 and worked our way down until we reached the level where most people surveyed responded YES The mean risk that people surveyed were willing to assume was 2 This translated to a utility value of The mean age of respondents was 47 and was expected to live, on average to an age of 77 However, with the surgery, they were expected to live a healthy life up to 81 years old How many additional QALYs does this surgery offer If the average cost to perform the surgery is $23,000, what is the cost per QALY for this procedure It is estimated that a diet and exercise program offers about $12,500 per QALY Which approach is considered to be most cost effective In addition to cost effectiveness, what other factors do you feel should be taken into account as we developand offer an array of treatments and other approaches for obesity

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Make sure you have watched the two posted videos before completing this assignment. We surveyed adults with BMIs over 35%, asking: Gastric bypass surgery is

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We surveyed adults with BMIs over 35%, asking: "Gastric bypass surgery is known to successfully aid in needed weight loss for overweight and obese people, contributing to a state of perfect health. However, there are risks associated with it. Would you have this surgery (cost aside), knowing that the risk of death is X%?" We started at a risk of 10% and worked our way down until we reached the level where most people surveyed responded YES.

The mean risk that people surveyed were willing to assume was 2%. This translated to a utility value of ______.
The mean age of respondents was 47 and was expected to live, on average to an age of 77. However, with the surgery, they were expected to live a healthy life up to 81 years old. How many additional QALYs does this surgery offer?
If the average cost to perform the surgery is $23,000, what is the cost per QALY for this procedure?
It is estimated that a diet and exercise program offers about $12,500 per QALY. Which approach is considered to be most cost-effective?
In addition to cost-effectiveness, what other factors do you feel should be taken into account as we developand offer an array of treatments and other approaches for obesity?