Medical Cost and Healthcare Utilization in Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes in a Chinese Regional Population.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) face high medical and economic burdens. However, information on healthcare utilization and medical expenditures for these patients in China is limited. This study aims to describe these aspects in a regional population in China.

Methods

Adult patients with CKD and T2DM from an electronic health record (EHR)-based longitudinal cohort study in Yinzhou, Ningbo, China were included between 2017 and 2020. Annual medical costs in Chinese yuan (CNY) and their equivalent in United States dollars (USD) and healthcare utilization (length of hospital stay, outpatient visits) were described by CKD stages. Two-part models estimated medical costs and healthcare utilization for each CKD stage.

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SUBMITTER: Zhao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12618313 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature