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Table 6 Multivariable linear regression on hospitalization costs of total patients, non-surgical patients and surgical patients

From: Hospitalization costs of injury in elderly population in China: a quantile regression analysis

 

Multivariable linear regression (Ln (Hospitalization costs))

Total patients

Non-surgical patients

Surgical patients

coeff

95%CI

coeff

95%CI

coeff

95%CI

Age (ref ≥ 90)

 65–69

0.16

(-0.50–0.82)

-0.01

(-0.29–0.28)

0.46

(-0.02–0.94)

 70–74

0.34

(-0.30–0.98)

0.01

(-0.27–0.29)

0.34

(-0.13–0.81)

 75–79

0.29

(-0.36–0.94)

0.03

(-0.25–0.31)

0.45

(-0.03–0.92)

 80–84

0.32

(-0.33–0.97)

0.00

(-0.28–0.28)

0.34

(-0.13–0.82)

 85–89

0.25

(-0.43–0.93)

0.00

(-0.29–0.29)

0.37

(-0.15–0.90)

Gender: Male (ref = Female)

0.11

(-0.01–0.22)

0.13***

(0.06–0.20)

-0.12

(-0.24–0.00)

Medical Payment type (ref = Other)

 Basic Medical Insurance

0.14

(-0.02–0.30)

0.12*

(0.03–0.21)

-0.08

(-0.26–0.10)

 Entire self-pay

-0.13

(-0.29–0.04)

-0.09

(-0.18–0.01)

-0.05

(-0.24–0.13)

Cause of injury (ref = Other)

 Falls (W00-W19)

0.05

(-0.12–0.22)

0.04

(-0.08–0.15)

0.29**

(0.10–0.47)

 Transport accidents (V01-V99)

-0.04

(-0.22–0.14)

0.03

(-0.08–0.15)

0.16

(-0.06–0.37)

 Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)

-0.07

(-0.33–0.18)

-0.01

(-0.28–0.26)

-0.03

(-0.29–0.23)

 Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)

-0.28

(-0.71–0.15)

-0.22

(-0.46–0.02)

-0.17

(-0.99–0.65)

Type of injury (ref = Other)

 Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

0.04

(-0.13–0.22)

-0.02

(-0.13–0.10)

0.24*

(0.04–0.45)

 Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79)

0.18

(-0.02–0.37)

0.07

(-0.06–0.20)

0.44***

(0.24–0.64)

 Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine and pelvis (S30-S39)

0.18

(-0.06–0.43)

0.05

(-0.09–0.18)

0.29*

(0.04–0.53)

 Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)

0.21*

(0.01–0.42)

0.18**

(0.05–0.32)

0.64***

(0.32–0.96)

 Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)

0.21

(-0.03–0.45)

0.03

(-0.14–0.19)

0.15

(-0.05–0.34)

ISS (ref < 16)

 16–24

0.30***

(0.15–0.45)

0.23***

(0.12–0.33)

0.36***

(0.15–0.57)

  ≥ 25

0.09

(-0.50–0.68)

0.23*

(0.02–0.45)

0.40*

(0.07–0.74)

Multimorbidity (ref = no NCD)

 one NCD

0.15*

(0.00–0.29)

0.15**

(0.06–0.25)

-0.11

(-0.27–0.06)

 two NCD

0.22**

(0.06–0.39)

0.22***

(0.12–0.32)

0.14

(-0.05–0.32)

 three or more NCD

0.37***

(0.18–0.56)

0.44***

(0.33–0.54)

0.13

(-0.07–0.32)

CCI ≥ 3 (ref < 3)

-0.09

(-0.28–0.11)

0.02

(-0.09–0.14)

0.03

(-0.17–0.23)

LOS (ref ≤ 7)

 8–14

0.92***

(0.78–1.06)

0.82***

(0.74–0.91)

0.65***

(0.46–0.84)

 15–28

1.41***

(1.25–1.56)

1.37***

(1.28–1.46)

1.07***

(0.88–1.25)

  ≥ 29

1.92***

(1.70–2.15)

2.03***

(1.90–2.16)

1.56***

(1.34–1.77)

Mode of admission: Emergency admission (ref = Outpatient admission)

0.11*

(0.02–0.21)

0.03

(-0.04–0.10)

-0.04

(-0.16–0.08)

Admission status (ref = General status)

 Critically ill status

-0.11

(-0.65–0.43)

-0.07

(-0.30–0.15)

0.16

(-0.16–0.48)

 Urgent status

-0.01

(-0.17–0.15)

-0.03

(-0.13–0.07)

0.01

(-0.18–0.20)

Transferring to other departments, Yes (ref = No)

0.19

(-0.01–0.39)

0.22**

(0.06–0.38)

0.14

(-0.03–0.31)

Intensive care, Yes (ref = No)

0.70***

(0.47–0.93)

0.52***

(0.33–0.72)

0.17

(-0.10–0.45)

Admission to ICU, Yes (ref = No)

0.07

(-0.27–0.40)

0.17

(-0.12–0.46)

0.20

(-0.02–0.42)

Blood transfusion, Yes (ref = No)

0.43**

(0.11–0.75)

0.49***

(0.27–0.72)

0.15

(-0.01–0.30)

Rescue, Yes (ref = No)

0.03

(-0.23–0.30)

0.19*

(0.03–0.35)

0.09

(-0.13–0.32)

Usage of the ventilator, Yes (ref = No)

0.29

(-0.02–0.59)

0.46***

(0.20–0.72)

0.03

(-0.18–0.24)

In-hospital mortality, Yes (ref = No)

0.04

(-0.50–0.58)

-0.11

(-0.33–0.11)

0.23

(-0.14–0.61)

Surgery, Yes (ref = No)

0.47***

(0.30–0.65)

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  1. Coefficients estimated after adjusting for all variables in the table
  2. Ref Reference, Coeff coefficient, 95%CI 95%Confidence Interval, ISS Injury Severity Score, NCDs non-communicable diseases, CCI Charlson comorbidity index, LOS Length of stay, ICU Intensive care unit
  3. *p-value < 0.05, **p-value < 0.01, ***p-value < 0.001