Regional Differences in Medical Costs of Chronic Kidney Disease in the South Korean Population: Marginalized Two-Part Model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are regional gaps in the access to medical services for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and it is necessary to reduce those gaps, including the gaps involving medical costs.

Objective

This study aimed to analyze regional differences in the medical costs associated with CKD in the South Korean population.

Methods

This longitudinal cohort study included participants randomly sampled from the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort of South Korea. To select those who were newly diagnosed with CKD, we excluded those who were diagnosed in 2002-2003 and 2018-2019. A total of 5903 patients with CKD were finally included. We used a marginalized two-part longitudinal model to assess total medical costs.

Results

Our cohort in

SUBMITTER: Park M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10131872 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature