Table 6.
Comparative analysis of characteristics information and costs values ($) of two different time periods (in 2019 and in 2020).
| Characteristic | Year | Groups | * HD Treatment Cost | * Control Cost of HD Patients | ** Outpatient Treatment Cost of Catheter Infections | ** Inpatient Treatment Cost of Catheter Infections | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) | CV | Mean (95% CI) | CV | Mean (95% CI) | CV | Mean (95% CI) | CV | |||
| The time of the diagnosis of ESRD | 2019 | Cases diagnosed before 2019 | 5481.7 (5263.8–5699.6) | 0.32 | 671.3 (648.03–694.5) | 0.28 | 60.4 (37.78–83.02) | 1.06 | 427.8 (222.5–633.1) | 1.37 |
| Newly diagnosed cases in 2019 | 2713.4 (2486.2–2940.5) | 0.67 | 450.5 (425.1–475.8) | 0.45 | 42.45 (27.81–57.09) | 0.98 | 56.60 (21.76–91.44) | 1.75 | ||
| p-value | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.408 | 0.007 | ||||||
| 2020 | Cases diagnosed before 2020 | 4287.8 (4154.8–4420.7) |
0.25 | 523.6 (510.12–537.08) | 0.21 | 57.6 (42.8–72.40) | 1.01 | 152.4 (87.92–216.88) | 1.67 | |
| Newly diagnosed cases in 2020 | 2089.0 (1906.0–2272.0) |
0.71 | 317.1 (298.06–336.1) | 0.49 | 48.33 (35.0–61.66) | 1.09 | 64.52 (37.94–91.10) | 1.63 | ||
| p-value | ≤0.001 | ≤0.001 | 0.279 | 0.033 | ||||||
* HD patient number (in 2019 n = 252, in 2020 n = 257); ** patient with catheter infection (in 2019 n = 34, in 2020 n = 63); CV: the variation of coefficient.