Cost of chronic kidney disease attributable to diabetes from the perspective of the Brazilian Unified Health System.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Diabetes is the most common cause of chronic kidney disease, with a high economic impact on health systems.

Objective

To estimate the cost of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) attributable to diabetes, stratified by sex, race/skin color, and age, from the perspective of the Brazilian public health system between 2010 and 2016.

Methods

Population attributable risk (PAR) was calculated from the Brazilian prevalence of diabetes and the relative risk (or odds ratio) of persons with diabetes developing CKD and ESKD as compared to non-diabetic subjects. The variables of interest were sex, race/skin color, and age. A top-down approach was used to measure the direct costs of the disease reimbursed by the Brazilian Ministry of Health

SUBMITTER: Goncalves GMR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6166929 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature