Table 3. Estimates from multivariable quantile regression models for additional cost of healthcare (in 2016 Canadian dollars) for individuals with community-associated CDI by time period of follow-up before and after CDI diagnosis.
| Median (95% CI) costs | 75th percentile (95% CI) costs | 90th percentile (95% CI) costs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before CDI | After CDI | Before CDI | After CDI | Before CDI | After CDI | |||||||
| 1y – 6m | 6m – 1d | diagnosis– 6m | 6m – 1y | 1y – 6m | 6m – 1d | CDI– 6m | 6m – 1y | 1y – 6m | 6m – 1d | CDI– 6m | 6m – 1y | |
| CDI vs without CDI | 137 | 330 | 734 | 68 | 312 | 610 | 3916 | 192 | 1473 | 1895 | 8186 | 1397 |
| (124, 150) | (317, 344) | (717, 752) | (47, 88) | (276, 348) | (573, 648) | (3875, 3957) | (149, 236) | (1355, 1591) | (1761, 2029) | (8072, 8300) | (1260, 1535) | |