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Table 6 Quantile regression results of TB inpatients’ total hospitalization costs+

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

 

25th percentile

50th percentile

75th percentile

90th percentile

β

95% CI

β

95% CI

β

95% CI

β

95% CI

Constant

826.08***

(586.63, 1065.54)

732.40***

(352.62, 1112.18)

711.17***

(147.78, 1274.56)

20.41

(− 1423.85, 1464.67)

Sex

1.92

(−22.73, 26.58)

−14.11

(−46.24, 18.02)

1.29

(−41.13, 43.71)

−0.08

(−57.60, 57.44)

Age

 15–44

−59.43

(− 196.42, 77.56)

−148.92**

(−278.56, −19.29)

− 242.05**

(− 475.81, −8.29)

− 281.65

(− 712.69, 149.40)

 45–59

−75.38

(− 197.37, 46.61)

− 120.13*

(−248.00, 7.74)

− 205.12*

(− 428.16, 17.92)

−329.95

(− 734.37, 74.46)

 60–74

− 41.11

(− 173.26, 91.04)

−76.93

(−214.25, 60.38)

− 184.41

(− 425.28, 56.47)

− 264.36

(− 667.74, 139.03)

  ≥ 75

−29.41

(−156.54, 97.72)

−71.21

(− 216.86, 74.44)

− 118.97

(− 347.27, 109.33)

− 183.45

(− 594.76, 227.85)

County

 Dingyuan

125.75***

(78.05, 173.44)

193.05***

(151.51, 234.60)

217.22***

(170.59, 263.84)

233.09***

(153.97, 312.22)

 Funan

−36.68

(−98.84, 25.49)

155.88***

(75.85, 235.92)

403.00***

(293.02, 512.97)

676.81***

(531.61, 822.01)

 Huining

− 181.60***

(−213.59, −149.61)

− 238.88***

(− 271.19, −206.57)

− 289.82***

(−336.86, −242.77)

− 313.06***

(− 389.69, − 236.43)

 Weiyuan

−116.01***

(− 169.43, − 62.59)

− 118.38***

(− 177.36, − 59.39)

−134.49**

(− 231.25, − 37.73)

−174.02**

(−300.74, − 47.30)

Length of stay

18.96***

(15.00, 22.91)

33.49***

(29.86, 37.12)

46.44***

(41.24, 51.63)

54.75***

(47.42, 62.07)

Provincial attribute

−163.13***

(− 259.66, −66.59)

− 245.12***

(−392.86, − 97.37)

− 468.96***

(− 725.47, − 212.45)

− 752.78

(− 1795.50, 289.95)

Institution level

274.35***

(227.59, 321.12)

464.50***

(422.07, 506.94)

666.80***

(594.07, 739.53)

1185.34***

(914.63, 1456.05)

Ownership of hospitals

− 313.40***

(− 385.87, − 240.93)

−347.56***

(−425.49, − 269.64)

− 388.51**

(− 504.52, − 272.50)

−321.85

(− 768.02, 124.31)

Functional attribute

−249.46***

(− 349.41, − 149.50)

− 291.62***

(−405.00, − 178.25)

−410.78***

(− 522.01, − 299.55)

−468.87***

(− 600.28, − 337.45)

Family attribute

1.37

(−72.41, 75.15)

− 41.21

(− 95.03, 12.61)

5.96

(−69.71, 81.63)

16.29

(−121.81, 154.39)

  1. + Note: *p < 0.1; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001
  2. The reference 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