Research Article

Clinical and Economical Outcomes Associated with Parathyroidectomy: A 5-Year Population-Based Study in a Middle-Income Country with Universal Health Coverage

Table 6

Prognostic factors for health care costs related to patients with CKD taken to parathyroidectomy.

CharacteristicMultivariate adjustmenta
Coefficientb95%CI value

Age (years)−6.91(−49.68; 35.85)0.75
Sex
 MaleReference
 Female−364.71(−1519.09; 789.67)−0.62
Comorbidity Charlson index
 0–2Reference
 ≥3−387.48(−1591.99; 817.02)0.53
Geographical region
 PacificReference
 Atlantic−2,945.47(−5,859.54; −31.41)0.05
 Bogotá−1,963.55(−3,675.82; −251.28)0.03
 Central−1,338.74(−3,166.30; 488.82)0.15
 Eastern−3,847.27(−5,957.46; −1,737.08)0.00
 Others departments−2,871.16(−15,513.74; 9,771.43)0.66
Insurer
 PrivateReference
 Public4.712.06; 7.360.00

Multivariate linear regression model. b2016 US dollars.