Figure 3.

GLM results: baseline factors associated with all-cause health care costs over 12-month follow-up.

Notes: Dependent variable: all-cause health care costs at 12-month follow-up. Costs were adjusted to 2013 dollar values based on the consumer price index for medical care from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.¹⁹

Abbreviations: ACD, atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease; ACS, acute coronary syndrome; CHD, coronary heart disease; GLM, generalized linear model; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HMO, health maintenance organization; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; PAD, peripheral artery disease; PPO, preferred provider organization; QCI, Quan-Charlson Comorbidity Index.