Table 1: Relevant parameters and assumptions of Markov model
1 [31, 33, 34, 37, 8, 42, 43, 47, 51, 52, 29]
2 [30, 36, 42, 43]
3 [39, 56]
4 no range because depending on prevalence of hearing disorders and risk factors
5 [35, 45, 8]
6 [32, 40, 53]
7 Own calculation based on expert statements: 15% of all children are tested before 6 years because of delay in development of speech, one third is test positive, 20% of test positives due to connatal hearing disorders
8 Total count of all diagnosed cases of the regions of Schwaben und Oberbayern from 1st January 1998 to 31st December 1999 of three centers in Munich (Klinikum München-Großhadern der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Kinderzentrum München, Klinikum Rechts der Isar Technische Universität München), unpublished data from Dr. Bernhard Bornschein, School of Public Health and Epidemiology Ludwig-Maximilians-University München