Target | Average Cost per Follow-up Year | ||
---|---|---|---|
 | Crude* | Unadjusted | Multivariate Adjusted** |
Individual Targets | |||
Albumin ≥4.0 g/dl (N = 470) |  |  |  |
   Target not attained | $14,252 | $14,333 | $9,838 |
   Target attained | $9,406 | $9,259 | $6,556 |
   P | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002 |
Ca-P Product <55 mg2/dl2 (N = 469) | Â | Â | Â |
   Target not attained | $13,325 | $13,086 | $11,586 |
   Target attained | $12,469 | $12,608 | $11,549 |
   P | 0.553 | 0.747 | 0.978 |
Hemoglobin ≥11 g/dl (N = 466) |  |  |  |
   Target not attained | $13,163 | $12,833 | $8,511 |
   Target attained | $12,456 | $12,659 | $8,125 |
   P | 0.621 | 0.906 | 0.691 |
Dialysis Dose, Kt/V≥1.2 (N = 390) |  |  |  |
   Target not attained | $13,774 | $14,589 | $9,126 |
   Target attained | $12,290 | $12,160 | $8,155 |
   P | 0.495 | 0.300 | 0.553 |
Access Type, fistula (N = 308) | Â | Â | Â |
   Target not attained | $13,148 | $13,384 | $13,923 |
   Target attained | $10,111 | $9,538 | $9,936 |
   P | 0.109 | 0.044 | 0.052 |
Albumin, Ca-P, and Hemoglobin Targets (N = 465) | |||
0 targets attained | $15,535 | $15,534 | $7,877 |
1 target attained | $13,980 | $13,815 | $7,388 |
2 targets attained | $11,439 | $11,228 | $5,870 |
3 targets attained | $10,461 | $11,596 | $6,235 |
P for trend | 0.007 | 0.060 | 0.088 |
All Five Targets (N = 248) | |||
0–1 targets attained | $12,453 | $13,285 | $3,165 |
2 targets attained | $15,366 | $14,919 | $3,670 |
3 targets attained | $10,389 | $10,446 | $2,645 |
4–5 targets attained | $8,654 | $8,624 | $2,138 |
P for trend | 0.029 | 0.029 | 0.052 |