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. 2014 Jul 3;7:271–280. doi: 10.2147/IJNRD.S58074

Table 4.

Projected number of individuals reaching ESRD and total accumulated QALYs, stratified by current CKD stage, for the base-case model population and a population with more severe disease (eg, diabetic nephropathy)

KDIGO3 CKD category Disease status Urine albumin creatinine ratio (mg/g) Serum albumin (g/dL) Serum phosphate (mg/dL) Serum bicarbonate (mEq/L) Serum calcium (mg/dL) # reaching ESRD per 1,000 subjects QALYs per subject (undiscounted)
G3A Base-case 100 4.27 3.22 26 9.26 42 13.6
More severe 200 4.18 3.38 20 9.22 88 13.5
G3B Base-case 200 4.18 3.38 26 9.22 229 11.3
More severe 300 4.16 3.81 20 9.10 416 11.1
G4 Base-case 300 4.16 3.81 26 9.10 780 9.4
More severe 350 4.12 4.89 20 9.06 963 7.8
G5 Base-case 350 4.12 4.89 26 9.06 988 6.9
More severe 450 4.05 5.00 20 9.00 992 6.7

Abbreviations: ESRD, end-stage renal disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; QALYs, quality-adjusted life-years; KDIGO, Kidney Diseases Improving Global Outcomes.