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Table 5 Final generalized linear model results for the variables associated with TB inpatients’ hospitalization costs and OOP expenditures+

From: What causes high costs for rural tuberculosis inpatients? Evidence from five counties in China

 

Total costs

OOP expenditures

β

95% CI

P-value

β

95% CI

P-value

Constant

265.35

(− 429.66, 960.37)

0.454

−208.00

(− 561.84, 145.84)

0.249

Sex

0.87

(−78.41, 80.16)

0.983

−0.73

(−41.10, 39.63)

0.972

Age

 15–44

−79.03

(− 260.10, 102.05)

0.392

−25.03

(− 117.21, 67.16)

0.595

 45–59

− 164.31

(− 349.067, 20.44)

0.081

−80.42

(− 174.47, 13.64)

0.094

 60–74

−96.27

(− 275.96, 83.42)

0.294

−57.85

(− 149.33, 33.63)

0.215

  ≥ 75

− 114.72

(−311.79, 82.35)

0.254

−64.00

(−164.33, 36.33)

0.211

County

 Dingyuan

276.72

(148.71, 404.73)

< 0.001

134.45

(69.28, 199.62)

< 0.001

 Funan

190.27

(66.95, 313.59)

0.002

16.38

(−46.41, 79.16)

0.609

 Huining

− 250.73

(− 365.98, − 135.47)

< 0.001

−156.02

(−214.69, −97.34)

< 0.001

 Weiyuan

−114.13

(− 336.61, 108.35)

0.315

−8.34

(− 121.61, 104.93)

0.885

Length of stay

34.76

(31.50, 38.01)

< 0.001

13.85

(12.19, 15.50)

< 0.001

Provincial attribute

− 540.94

(− 684.58, − 397.31)

< 0.001

− 359.98

(− 433.11, − 286.86)

< 0.001

Institution level

706.70

(618.28, 795.13)

< 0.001

494.26

(449.24, 539.28)

< 0.001

Ownership of hospitals

− 405.83

(− 753.50, −58.17)

0.022

−141.87

(− 318.88, 35.13)

0.116

Functional attribute

− 325.39

(− 437.18, − 213.60)

< 0.001

− 191.90

(− 248.81, − 134.98)

< 0.001

Family attribute

119.17

(−90.86, 329.19)

0.266

95.16

(−11.76, 202.09)

0.081

  1. + The references groups: Sex: male; Age: 0–14; County: Danyang; Provincial attribute: cross provincial; Institution level: secondary hospitals; Ownership of hospitals: public; Functional attribute: specialized; Family attribute: poor