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Table 7 Quantile regression results of TB inpatients’ OOP expenditures+

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

−11.19

(− 146.70, 124.32)

72.89

(− 102.51, 248.30)

110.70

(−179.43, 400.84)

− 165.73

(− 1019.23, 687.76)

Sex

1.38

(−10.02, 12.77)

−0.95

(− 15.41, 13.50)

5.26

(−8.22, 18.73)

10.52

(−11.34, 32.38)

Age

 15–44

−9.87

(−40.13, 20.38)

− 82.49***

(− 132.96, − 32.02)

−91.16*

(− 185.67, 3.35)

− 81.30

(− 267.69, 105.10)

 45–59

− 4.13

(− 35.83, 27.57)

− 80.60***

(− 129.42, − 31.78)

− 93.55**

(− 178.10, − 9.01)

−113.70

(− 295.32, 67.93)

 60–74

− 5.16

(− 37.40, 27.08)

− 81.45**

(− 131.87, − 31.03)

− 82.02*

(− 169.12, 5.08)

− 88.98

(− 263.84, 85.88)

  ≥ 75

−9.09

(−42.05, 23.87)

−61.57**

(− 122.12, −1.01)

−74.36

(− 166.05, 17.34)

− 71.19

(− 260.73, 118.34)

County

 Dingyuan

103.04***

(88.13, 117.96)

96.31***

(68.46, 124.16)

36.81

(11.05, 62.56)

51.61

(0.60, 102.62)

 Funan

−15.41

(−37.76, 6.94)

9.28

(−19.63, 38.19)

4.79

(− 35.00, 44.57)

93.77

(22.15, 165.39)

 Huining

−25.82***

(− 40.10, −11.53)

− 84.21***

(− 107.76, − 60.65)

−165.97***

(− 182.03, − 149.90)

− 182.98***

(−210.36, − 155.60)

 Weiyuan

56.74***

(34.57, 78.91)

−0.24

(−26.47, 26.00)

−56.45**

(− 93.03, − 19.86)

−45.71

(− 107.06, 15.63)

Length of stay

4.87***

(3.59, 6.15)

10.90***

(9.00, 12.80)

13.84***

(11.37, 16.31)

18.06***

(12.69, 23.43)

Provincial attribute

−133.55***

(− 198.89, − 68.22)

−198.19***

(− 253.78, − 142.59)

− 349.23***

(− 432.80, − 265.67)

− 542.08**

(− 996.04, − 88.12)

Institution level

242.74***

(226.66, 258.81)

355.60***

(331.90, 379.30)

522.30***

(465.81, 578.78)

846.85***

(721.32, 972.37)

Ownership of hospitals

−112.28***

(−147.37, − 77.20)

−196.23***

(− 250.41, − 142.05)

−267.07***

(− 351.88, − 182.26)

−336.02**

(− 585.65, − 86.39)

Functional attribute

−94.75***

(−149.43, − 40.08)

−81.47**

(− 151.83, − 11.12)

− 103.08***

(− 149.64, − 56.51)

−155.75***

(− 209.50, − 102.00)

Family attribute

18.06*

(−3.29, 39.41)

6.90

(−28.17, 41.97)

17.20

(−9.36, 43.77)

30.61*

(−4.68, 65.91)

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