Differential healthcare costs in individuals with type 2 diabetes and incident chronic kidney disease in Hong Kong: a latent class trajectory analysis - PubMed
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- #Type 2 diabetes
- #Chronic kidney disease
- #Healthcare costs
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major and costly comorbidity in type 2 diabetes management.
- The study used latent class analysis (LCA) to classify individuals with type 2 diabetes and incident CKD based on demographic and clinical profiles.
- Four distinct classes were identified based on baseline profiles: young onset with moderate comorbidities and multiple medications, old-age onset with moderate comorbidities and multiple medications, middle-aged onset with few comorbidities and few medications, and middle-aged onset with moderate comorbidities and multiple medications.
- Young-onset type 2 diabetes incurred the highest cost during the year of CKD onset, while middle-aged onset with fewer comorbidities also had increased healthcare costs.
- The study highlights the importance of early intervention for individuals with high healthcare costs due to CKD.