Table 3.
Cumulative costs by categories for patients in the intervention and control groups (presented as per patient costs over 2 years, not discounted, nonimputed)
| Disease-Related Costs |
All Costs |
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention |
Control |
2-Year Differencea | Intervention |
Control |
2-Year Difference | |||||
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | |||
| Emergency | $48 | $63 | $52 | $59 | $1 | $149 | $194 | $136 | $154 | $54 |
| Hospitalization | $240 | $425 | $936 | $1244 | −$1,515 | $2762 | $2866 | $3604 | $4073 | −$2049 |
| Family physician | $172 | $192 | $196 | $166 | $2 | $314 | $308 | $302 | $260 | $61 |
| Nephrology | $25 | $10 | $14 | $25 | −$5 | $26 | $11 | $14 | $25 | −$3 |
| Cardiology | $32 | $45 | $43 | $55 | −$21 | $33 | $45 | $43 | $57 | −$21 |
| Endocrinology | $16 | $8 | $13 | $10 | $0 | $16 | $10 | $16 | $13 | −$3 |
| Internist | $26 | $20 | $31 | $27 | −$13 | $34 | $32 | $45 | $35 | −$13 |
| Surgeon | $8 | $9 | $10 | $31 | −$24 | $47 | $47 | $47 | $90 | −$43 |
| Other physician | $73 | $35 | $85 | $52 | −$29 | $304 | $209 | $281 | $290 | −$58 |
| Clinic | $257 | $257 | $260 | $244 | $11 | $271 | $268 | $273 | $258 | $7 |
| Tests and procedures | $110 | $128 | $173 | $197 | −$132 | $204 | $231 | $318 | $374 | −$258 |
| Other health care provider | $221 | $149 | $92 | $165 | $113 | $398 | $320 | $311 | $440 | −$33 |
| Societal costs | $688 | $347 | $766 | $745 | −$476 | $1035 | $530 | $1225 | $1176 | −$836 |
| Study nurse | $293 | $293 | $1 | $1 | $584 | $293 | $293 | $1 | $1 | $584 |
| Study nephrologists | $173 | $173 | $0 | $0 | $346 | $173 | $173 | $0 | $0 | $346 |
| Total cost | $2382 | $2154 | $2672 | $3021 | −$1157 | $6059 | $5537 | $6616 | $7246 | −$2266 |
a
Difference is calculated as intervention − control.