TABLE 4.
Parameter estimates: DV- Number of generic drugs prescribed (Drug utilization study of diabetes and hypertension at tertiary care hospitals, India, five years study, 2020).
| Dependent variable | Parameter | B | Std. Error | t | Sig. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall cost of the treatment | Intercept | 22509.7 | 258.8 | 86.95 | 0.001 |
| [Generic No = 0] | −560.2 | 527.1 | −1.06 | 0.288 | |
| [Generic No = 1] | 1195.4 | 471.3 | 2.53 | 0.011 | |
| [Generic No = 2] | 1439.2 | 448.0 | 3.21 | 0.001 | |
| [Generic No = 3] | −59.3 | 394.5 | −0.15 | 0.880 | |
| [Generic No = 4] | −355.3 | 376.9 | −0.94 | 0.346 | |
| [Generic No = 5] | 0 a | — | — | — | |
| length of stay in days | Intercept | 6.51 | 0.10 | 62.54 | 0.001 |
| [Generic No = 0] | −0.15 | 0.21 | −0.72 | 0.467 | |
| [Generic No = 1] | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.80 | 0.423 | |
| [Generic No = 2] | −0.30 | 0.18 | −1.69 | 0.090 | |
| [Generic No = 3] | −0.12 | 0.15 | −0.75 | 0.451 | |
| [Generic No = 4] | −0.10 | 0.15 | −0.65 | 0.510 | |
| [Generic No = 5] | 0 a | — | — | — |
a
This parameter is set to zero because it is redundant.