Table 5 Costs stratified by disease stage of the cases reported from the sample hospitals
From: Epidemiology and hospitalization costs of chronic kidney disease in Romania
Disease severity stage | No of cases | % of sample | Mean cost per case ± SD (€) | Median cost per case (IQR) (€) | % of total costsa | LoS Mean±SD (days) | Median LoS (IQR) | Mean LoS at ICUb | Median LoS at ICU (IQR)b | Mean number of main complicatios±SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stage 1 | 403 | 4.3 | 432.6±262.1 | 376.0 (291.8 – 2 289.3) | 2.5 | 2.9±2.6 | 2 (1 - 4) | 3.6±4.9 | 3.6 (0.1 -7.0) | 0.3±0.5 |
Stage 2 | 1 468 | 15.6 | 482.2±295.1 | 404.6 (309.9 – 2 763.2) | 10.3 | 3.9±3.0 | 3 (2 - 6) | 2.0±1.7 | 1.7 (0.5 – 3.2) | 0.4±0.5 |
Total stages 1-2 | 1 871 | 19.9 | 471.5±289.0 | 396.0 (302.6 – 2 653.5) | 12.8 | 3.7±3.0 | 3 (1 - 5) | 2.3±2.3 | 1.7 (0.3 – 3.8) | 0.3±0.5 |
Stage 3a | 1 511 | 16.0 | 594.4±424.2 | 484.0 (338.0 – 3 375.6) | 13.1 | 5.0±3.7 | 4 (2 - 7) | 2.6±2.7 | 1.0 (0.5 – 5.2) | 0.6±0.6 |
Stage 3b | 2 188 | 23.3 | 686.3±664.2 | 551.5 (387.9 – 3 845.1) | 21.8 | 5.8±4.3 | 5 (3 - 8) | 2.9±5.0 | 1.1 (0.5 – 2.35) | 0.7±0.7 |
Stage 4 | 2 066 | 22.0 | 758.4±696.5 | 588.6 (397.0 – 4 151.2) | 22.8 | 6.2±4.6 | 6 (3 - 8) | 2.8±3.1 | 1.5 (0.7 – 3.7) | 0.7±0.9 |
Stage 5 | 1 772 | 18.8 | 1 147.2±1 953.2 | 695.97 (431.0 – 5 605.2) | 29.5 | 7.8±6.8 | 6 (3 - 11) | 4.1±8.1 | 1.5 (0.5 – 4.5) | 1.0±0.8 |
Total stages 3a-5 | 7 537 | 80.1 | 796.0±1 231.9 | 572.89 (391.4 – 4 137.1) | 87.2 | 6.2±5.1 | 5 (3 - 8) | 3.5±6.6 | 1.5 (0.5 – 4.) | 0.8±0.7 |
Total (sample hospitals) | 9 408 | 100.00 | 731.5±1 576.0 | 533.2 (369.7 – 3 844.7) | 100 | 5.7±4.8 | 5 (2 - 8) | 3.5±6.6 | 1.5 (0.5 – 4.0) | 0.7±0.7 |