Non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease is associated with high total and out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures

Table 5 Adjusted differences in total direct and out-of-pocket health care expenditures (in $2013 US) of U.S. adults aged 21years or older by conditions, years 2011-2013

	^dDifferences in total direct healthcare expenditures ($)			^dDifferences in out-of-pocket expenditures ($)
No CKD, cancer or stroke^c	Referent	95% CI	P-value	Referent	95% CI	P-value
CKD^a	$4746	$1775–$7718	0.002	$760	0–1745	0.130
Cancer^b	$8608	$6167–$11,049	<0.001	$419	$158–$679	0.002
Stroke	$5992	$4208–$7775	<0.001	$246	$87–$406	0.002

^aExcludes dialysis patients; CKD, chronic kidney disease
^bIncludes breast, colon & lung
^cExcludes CKD, cancer and/or stroke. The condition categories are mutually exclusive
^dAnalysis compares expenditure per chronic condition category, adjusted for the variables listed and race/ethnicity, age, health insurance, gender, poverty status and presence of other co-occurring physical conditions and all costs were inflated to 2013 dollars

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