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Table 3 Multivariate linear regression models for the total NSCLC treatment cost logarithm – INCA, 2011 (n = 251)

From: “Factors associated with non-small cell lung cancer treatment costs in a Brazilian public hospital”

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Model 6

Age at diagnosis

−0.013 (0.005) ***

− 0.011 (0.005) **

− 0.011 (0.005) **

−0.010 (0.005) **

− 0.007 (0.004)

−0.004 (0.003)

Man

0.069 (0.095)

0.044 (0.096)

0.058 (0.100)

0.059 (0.097)

0.068 (0.077)

0.039 (0.064)

Color/race (reference: White)

 Black

−0.027 (0.202)

−0.025 (0.202)

− 0.005 (0.203)

−0.017 (0.196)

− 0.019 (0.155)

0.044 (0.128)

 Mixed

−0.054 (0.094)

−0.022 (0.094)

− 0.017 (0.094)

0.004 (0.090)

0.026 (0.071)

0.012 (0.059)

Marital Status (reference: Married/Consensual Union)

 Divorced/Separated

0.257 (0.159)

0.231 (0.160)

0.227 (0.162)

0.243 (0.156)

0.163 (0.124)

0.179 (0.104)

 Widower

0.155 (0.161)

0.177 (0.161)

0.190 (0.162)

0.169 (0.156)

0.241 (0.123)

0.117 (0.104)

 Single

−0.057 (0.122)

−0.035 (0.121)

−0.025 (0.121)

0.028 (0.118)

0.064 (0.093)

0.030 (0.077)

Education (reference: Illiterate)

 Elementary – Incomplete

 

0.456 (0.193) **

0.429 (0.196) **

0.462 (0.189) **

0.235 (0.149)

0.191 (0.124)

 Elementary – Complete

 

0.444 (0.202) **

0.441 (0.205) **

0.407 (0.198) **

0.222 (0.157)

0.162 (0.130)

 High School – Complete

 

0.503 (0.222) **

0.489 (0.225) **

0.479 (0.219) **

0.272 (0.174)

0.249 (0.144)

 Higher Education – Complete

 

0.705 (0.260) ***

0.700 (0.261) ***

0.799 (0.253) ***

0.514 (0.200) **

0.408 (0.166) **

Alcohol consumption (reference: No)

 Yes

  

0.031 (0.094)

0.028 (0.092)

0.049 (0.072)

0.004 (0.060)

 Ignored

  

−0.216 (0.209)

−0.208 (0.203)

−0.181 (0.159)

−0.149 (0.133)

Tobacco use history

  

−0.260 (0.146)

−0.243 (0.141)

− 0.289 (0.111) **

−0.143 (0.095)

With comorbidity

   

0.085 (0.085)

0.017 (0.068)

−0.037 (0.056)

Performance Status (reference: PS 0)

PS 1

   

−0.064 (0.129)

−0.065 (0.101)

− 0.018 (0.086)

PS2

   

−0.441 (0.139) ***

−0.322 (0.110) ***

− 0.148 (0.096)

Staging IV

   

−0.183 (0.089) **

−0.111 (0.071)

− 0.009 (0.060)

Hospitalization

    

0.431 (0.068) ***

0.631 (0.061) ***

Chemotherapy/Radiotherapy

    

0.923 (0.097) ***

0.734 (0.084) ***

Death period (reference: less than 3 months)

 From 3 to 6 months

     

0.036 (0.082)

 From 6 to 9 months

     

0.259 (0.095) ***

 From 9 to 12 months

     

0.331 (0.105) ***

 From 12 to 18 months

     

0.362 (0.103) ***

 Over 18 months

     

0.951 (0.102) ***

Constant

5.866 (0.287) ***

5.280 (0.366) ***

5.517 (0.388) ***

5.705 (0.401) ***

4.574 (0.329) ***

4.067 (0.279) ***

Adjusted R2

0.016

0.032

0.038

0.111

0.449

0.622

  1. Source: Authors’ own work
  2. **p-value < 0.05 ***p-value < 0.01
  3. Standard deviation between brackets