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Table 4 Per-person and total costs attributable to advanced chronic kidney disease

From: The impact of dialysis therapy on older patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: a nationwide population-based study

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)

  

?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)

  

?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)

  

?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)

  1. CI, confidence interval; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.