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. 2012 Nov 30;12:434. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-434

Table 3.

Demographic, clinical and comorbid factors contribution to cost of care

    Adjusted%change in costs over 12 months post-index date: All Patients (Accounting for loss to follow-up, costs recorded as zero post death) Adjusted change in costs over 12 months post-index date: Survivors (Includes patients who did not die; Accounting for loss to follow-up) Adjusted Hazard Ratio (HR) of death over 12 months post-index
Demographics
 Age (years)
 
estimate
CI
estimate
CI
HR
CI
 
20-59
81.70%
(43.8% to 119.7%)
24.62%
(4.04% to 45.20%)
0.38
(0.27 to 0.53)
 
60-64
85.60%
(44.8% to 126.3%)
31.74%
(9.90% to 53.58%)
0.37
(0.25 to 0.55)
 
65-69
95.40%
(55.5% to 135.3%)
38.45%
(16.91% to 59.98%)
0.38
(0.26 to 0.54)
 
70-74
75.80%
(41.9% to 109.7%)
30.56%
(11.53% to 49.60%)
0.48
(0.36 to 0.64)
 
75-79
69.60%
(38.4% to 100.8%)
30.10%
(12.24% to 47.96%)
0.54
(0.42 to 0.71)
 
80-84
24.90%
(0.4% to 49.4%)
19.94%
(2.96% to 26.93%)
0.81
(0.64 to 1.02)
 
85 years and over (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Gender
 
male (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Female
−14.80%
(−24.0% to −5.6%)
−12.74%
(20.21% to −5.27%)
1.09
(0.92 to 1.30)
 Race
 
white (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
non-white
−0.10%
(−22.1% to 21.9%)
3.48%
(−14.58% to 21.54%)
1.33
(0.90 to 1.97)
Clinical findings and measurements
 BMI (kg/m2)
 
<25
−11.00%
(−26.7% to 4.6%)
13.16%
(−2.11% to 28.43%)
1.78
(1.31 to 2.42)
 
25-34
−0.40%
(−13.4% to 12.6%)
4.52%
(−6.61% to 15.66%)
1.24
(0.94 to 1.63)
 
>=35 (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Smoking Status
 
current smoker
−24.80%
(−37.9% to −11.8%)
−21.58%
(−32.74% to −10.41%)
1.28
(0.96 to 1.70)
 
never or former smoker (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Systolic blood pressure (mm/hg)
 
<120
−8.00%
(−20.3% to4.3%)
4.29%
(−6.38% to 14.97%)
1.41
(1.14 to 1.74)
 
120-140
−10.10%
(−20.5% to 0.2%)
−2.40%
(−11.08% to 6.29%)
1.26
(1.03 to 1.55)
 
>140 (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hemoglobin
 
<11gm/dl
−20.10%
(−36.7% to −3.6%)
33.27%
(14.18% to 52.37%)
2.08
(1.70 to 2.53)
 
>= 11gm/dl (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Renal function* (ml/min/1.73m2)
 
>=60
24.60%
(−10.1% to 59.4%)
−44.73%
(−54.85% to −34.61%)
0.35
(0.27 to 0.45)
 
45-60
38.10%
(−1.6% to 77.8%)
−36.75%
(−48.68% to −24.81%)
0.40
(0.30 to 0.52)
 
30-45
24.70%
(−12.8% to 62.1%)
−31.49%
(−44.97% to −18.01%)
0.57
(0.44 to 0.74)
 
<30 (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ejection fraction on echocardiogram(%)
 
>65
52.70%
(1.5% to 103.4%)
−3.00%
(−26.81% to 20.81%)
0.43
(0.29 to 0.64)
 
51-65
50.70%
(7.1% to 94.3%)
−15.37%
(−33.47% to 2.74%)
0.36
(0.27 to 0.49)
 
41-50
44.70%
(0.3% to 89.0%)
−14.80%
(−34.20% to 4.60%)
0.39
(0.27 to 0.56)
 
31-40
47.10%
(2.1% to 92.0%)
−16.09%
(−35.00% to 2.82%)
0.37
(0.26 to 0.53)
 
21-30
50.50%
(4.3% to 96.8%)
−5.38%
(−26.83% to 16.07%)
0.44
(0.31 to 0.64)
 
1-20 (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Posterior wall thickness on echocardiogram (mm)
 
<11
9.70%
(−2.0% to 21.4%)
9.83%
(69.90% to 18.96%)
1.10
(0.92 to 1.30)
 
>=11 (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comorbid diagnoses
 Atrial fibrillation
yes
15.30%
(3.1% to 27.6%)
26.75%
(16.72% to 36.79%)
1.08
(0.91 to 1.27)
 
no (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Aortic valvular disease
yes
0.40%
(−10.5% to 11.3%)
9.25%
(35.73% to 18.14%)
1.22
(1.03 to 1.44)
 
no (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Coronary artery disease
yes
13.90%
(1.9% to 26.0%)
19.86%
(10.19% to 29.53%)
1.09
(0.91 to 1.31)
 
no (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chronic lung disease
yes
29.20%
(16.3% to 42.0%)
44.95%
(33.82% to 56.08%)
1.25
(1.06 to 1.47)
 
no (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Depression
yes
36.20%
(18.6% to 53.8%)
64.00%
(48.85% to 79.16%)
1.31
(1.08 to 1.58)
 
no (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Diabetes
yes
37.80%
(22.5% to 53.0%)
64.82%
(51.37% to 78.26%)
1.38
(1.16 to 1.65)
 
no (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hypothyroidism
yes
1.40%
(−13.1% to 15.8%)
21.20%
(9.36% to 33.05%)
1.25
(1.02 to 1.52)
 
no (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hyperlipidemia
yes
21.40%
(8.4% to 34.4%)
14.35%
(5.11% to 23.60%)
0.87
(0.73 to 1.04)
 
no (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Peripheral vascular disease
yes
13.20%
(−4.0% to 30.3%)
37.31%
(23.46% to 51.16%)
1.33
(1.10 to 1.62)
 
no (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Stroke
yes
−0.80%
(−19.0% to 17.4%)
19.08%
(4.99% to 33.16%)
1.37
(1.10 to 1.71)
 
no (reference)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Transient ischemic attack
yes
18.00%
(−5.4% to 41.5%)
4.44%
(−11.27% to 20.16%)
0.84
(0.63 to 1.14)
  no (reference)