Table 6.
Prognostic factors for health care costs related to patients with CKD taken to parathyroidectomy.
| Characteristic | Multivariate adjustmenta | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficientb | 95%CI | p value | |
| Age (years) | −6.91 | (−49.68; 35.85) | 0.75 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | Reference | ||
| Female | −364.71 | (−1519.09; 789.67) | −0.62 |
| Comorbidity Charlson index | |||
| 0–2 | Reference | ||
| ≥3 | −387.48 | (−1591.99; 817.02) | 0.53 |
| Geographical region | |||
| Pacific | Reference | ||
| Atlantic | −2,945.47 | (−5,859.54; −31.41) | 0.05 |
| Bogotá | −1,963.55 | (−3,675.82; −251.28) | 0.03 |
| Central | −1,338.74 | (−3,166.30; 488.82) | 0.15 |
| Eastern | −3,847.27 | (−5,957.46; −1,737.08) | 0.00 |
| Others departments | −2,871.16 | (−15,513.74; 9,771.43) | 0.66 |
| Insurer | |||
| Private | Reference | ||
| Public | 4.71 | 2.06; 7.36 | 0.00 |
Multivariate linear regression model. b2016 US dollars.