Table 3 summarises the utilities and relative importance ascribed by participants to the six (6) attributes of this particular study. It becomes evident that younger patients, unhealthy lifestyle, acute and severe disease, large improvement in health and low cost of treatment are assigned with highest levels of utility.Table 3Utilities and relative importance ascribed by the participants to the six (6) attributes of the studyAttributeCategoriesUtility (standard error)Relative importanceAge16 years old1.427 (0.142)25.537 years old−0.018 (0.167)68 years old−1.408 (0.167)Healthy lifestyleYes−0.249 (0.107)7.9No0.249 (0.107)Type of diseaseChronic−0.388 (0.107)15.2Acute0.388 (0.107)Severity of diseaseMild−2.046 (0.107)27.4Severe2.046 (0.107)Health improvementMediocre−0.198 (0.107)12.1Large0.198 (0.107)Cost of treatmentLow0.223 (0.142)11.9Medium−0.127 (0.167)High−0.097 (0.167)Constant8.088 (0.118)