Table 6 Treatment costs. Mean annual treatment costs of patients choosing dialysis versus patients choosing conservative care, measured from treatment decision (part A). Mean annual treatment costs of patients started on dialysis—a subgroup of all patients choosing dialysis—measured from start of dialysis (part B)
A – from treatment decision | Dialysis (n = 162) | Conservative care (n = 100) | Cost ratioa (95% CI) | P value |
 Costs per person year, € | 28,353 | 5861 | 0.43 (0.28 to 0.67) | <  0.001 |
B – from start of dialysis | Started on dialysis (n = 84; 64 on HD; 20 on PD) |  |  |  |
 Costs per person year, € | 54,907 |  |  |  |