Parameters | All patients | Not receiving chronic dialysis | Receiving chronic dialysis during follow-up period |
---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 8,341 | 2,049 | 6,292 |
Age at time of enrollment, mean (SD), years | 79.4 (7.0) | 82.0 (6.4) | 78.6 (7.1) |
Total follow-up period, median (IQR), days | 759 (302 to 1537) | 279 (124 to 613) | 985 (475 to 1758) |
Day of chronic dialysis initiation, median (IQR) | - | - | 192 (90 to 404) |
Age at chronic dialysis initiation, mean (SD), years | - | - | 79.4 (7.1) |
Costs during total follow-up period, $US/person-years (95% CI) | Â | Â | |
?Total healthcare cost | 22,583 (22,159 to 23,007) | 18,252 (16,990 to 19,514) | 23,994 (23,616 to 24,371) |
?Total hospital cost | 10,980 (10,553 to 11,407) | 14,448 (13,230 to 15,665) | 9,850 (9,450 to 10,251) |
?Total ambulatory visit cost | 11,603 (11,444 to 11,763) | 3,805 (3,646 to 3,963) | 14,143 (13,982 to 14,305) |
Costs before chronic dialysis, $US/person-years (95% CI) | Â | Â | |
?Total healthcare cost | - | - | 8,738 (8,409 to 9,068) |
?Total hospital cost | - | - | 4,450 (4,158 to 4,743) |
?Total ambulatory visit cost | - | - | 4,287 (4,199 to 4,377) |
Costs after chronic dialysis initiation, $US/person-years (95% CI) | Â | Â | |
?Total healthcare cost | - | - | 42,980 (37,050 to 48,909) |
?Total hospital cost | - | - | 24,333 (18,460 to 30,208) |
?Total ambulatory visit cost | - | - | 18,646 (18,309 to 18,984) |