MNG (per year) | NNG (per year) | Median difference/year (99.9% CI) | |
Part A+B+D | $36 079 | $20 787 | $12 259 ($11 540 to $13 004)* |
Part A | $22 258 | $10 508 | $8775 ($8229 to $9365)* |
Part B | $8840 | $6262 | $2113 ($1921 to $2342)* |
Part D | $577 | $717 | $0 ($0 to $0)† |
Median and 99.9% CI from propensity-matched sample period from year of diabetes diagnosis to year of death or 2014.
Part A=claims for inpatient medical care, outpatient medical care, skilled nursing facility, non-institutional provider, home health, hospice services from inpatient medical care.
Part B=claims for outpatient medical care.
Part D=prescription drug information from the prescription drug events file.
*MNG>NNG, P<0.0001.
†P=0.87.
MNG, malnourished group at time zero; NNG, normo-nourished group at time zero.