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Table 2 Regression results: mortality (adjusted, log scale)

From: Regional variation in healthcare spending and mortality among senior high-cost healthcare users in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective matched cohort study

Mortality

Variables

HCU#

Non-HCU#

 

Coefficient (SE)

Coefficient (SE)

Variance in mortality, σ2u

0.005 (0.003)*

0.051 (0.021)*

 Intercept

−7.154 (0.087)*

−13.883 (0.201)*

 Age

0.071 (0.002)*

0.109 (0.003)*

 Sex, M

0.346 (0.017)*

0.392 (0.033)*

 ADG

−0.04 (0.002)*

0.052 (0.004)*

 Low income status

0.091 (0.02)*

0.227 (0.039)*

R2, %

8.8%

17.9%

LRT (Chi2 dist, p < 0.05)

5207.2

2800.21

  1. # - Estimated through a mixed effects two-part model; * - estimates were statistically significant at p < .05; ADGs- Aggregated Diagnosis Groups; HCU- high-cost user; LHIN – Local Health Integrated Network; LRT- likelihood ratio test; R2- coefficients of determination; SE- Standard Error