Table 2.
Cox proportional hazard regression models of time to complication event.
| Univariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p-value | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Group | ||||
| Vulnerable and Outside region | 1.465 (1.418, 1.513) | <0.0001 | 1.156 (1.119, 1.195) | <0.0001 |
| Vulnerable and Inside region | 1.146 (1.116, 1.177) | <0.0001 | 1.045 (1.017, 1.073) | 0.0015 |
| Non-vulnerable and Outside region | 1.149 (1.131, 1.167) | <0.0001 | 1.042 (1.025, 1.059) | <0.0001 |
| Non-vulnerable and Inside region | Ref | Ref | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 1.3001 (0.986, 1.015) | 0.9184 | 1.158 (1.139, 1.177) | <0.0001 |
| Female | Ref | Ref | ||
| Income | ||||
| Low | 0.981 (0.960, 1.003) | 0.0876 | 1.036 (1.013, 1.059) | 0.0017 |
| Middle | 0.936 (0.922, 0.951) | <0.0001 | 1.021 (1.005, 1.037) | 0.0113 |
| High | Ref | Ref | ||
| Coverage type | ||||
| NHI, employed/ self-employed | 0.847 (0.834, 0.859) | <0.0001 | 0.954 (0.937, 0.970) | <0.0001 |
| Medical aid | Ref | Ref | ||
| Age (years) | ||||
| Under 10 | 1.310 (1.234, 1.390) | <0.0001 | 1.435 (1.352, 1.523) | 0.0001 |
| 10–19 | 0.094 (0.072, 1.121) | <0.0001 | 0.092 (0.071, 0.119) | <0.0001 |
| 20–29 | 0.186 (0.170, 0.204) | <0.0001 | 0.183 (0.166, 0.200) | <0.0001 |
| 30–39 | 0.297 (0.285, 0.309) | <0.0001 | 0.302 (0.290, 0.315) | <0.0001 |
| 40–49 | 0.403 (0.394, 0.413) | <0.0001 | 0.413 (0.402, 0.423) | <0.0001 |
| 50–59 | 0.535 (0.524, 0.547) | <0.0001 | 0.535 (0.524, 0.547) | <0.0001 |
| 60–69 | 0.722 (0.707, 0.737) | <0.0001 | 0.714 (0.700, 0.729) | <0.0001 |
| Over 70 | Ref | Ref | ||
| Charlson comorbidity index | ||||
| 0 | 0.623 (0.612, 0.635) | <0.0001 | 0.667 (0.655, 0.679) | <0.0001 |
| 1 | 0.806 (0.792, 0.820) | <0.0001 | 0.824 (0.810, 0.838) | <0.0001 |
| Over 2 | Ref | Ref | ||
| Healthcare facility | ||||
| Tertiary Hospital | 1.646 (1.621, 1.671) | <0.0001 | 1.707 (1.680, 1.734) | <0.0001 |
| Primary Care Hospital | Ref | Ref | ||