Table 4.

Multiple median regression analysis of factors associated with cost of care (n = 188)

Variable	Unadjusted coefficient	95% CI			P value		Adjusted coefficient		95% CI			P value
Age
≥ 60	332	211	453	< 0.001		305		153		457	< 0.001
40–59	66	-43	176	0.234		19		-125		163	0.795
15–39	39	-72	149	0.491		-21		-160		117	0.760
< 14	Reference						Reference
Gender
Female	42	-59	143	0.415		27		-52		106	0.494
Male	Reference						Reference
Education
College	-28	-148	93	0.651		68		-56		191	0.281
Secondary	-76	-212	60	0.271		50		-70		171	0.411
Primary	-32	-177	112	0.660		82		-26		190	0.136
None	Reference						Reference
Marital status
Ever married	97	1	192	0.047		-20		-128		88	0.715
Unmarried	Reference						Reference
Employment
Student	-100	-229	29	0.128		-100		-227		26	0.119
Employed	-2	-104	100	0.970		-24		-120		73	0.626
Not employed	Reference						Reference
Economic status
Below average	18	-205	241	0.875		19		-124		163	0.791
Average	-5	-160	150	0.951		10		-91		110	0.850
Above average	Reference						Reference
Area of residence
Semiurban or rural	-42	-137	53	0.383		31		-42		105	0.400
Main urban	Reference						Reference
Duration of health condition
Chronic long-term condition	64	-29	157	0.179		-41		-133		52	0.385
Acute short-term condition	Reference					Reference
Type of health condition
Obstetric/gynecological problems	115	-77	308	0.238		71		-110		251	0.440
Noncommunicable diseases	232	96	368	0.001		97		-53		247	0.202
Gastrointestinal diseases	64	-102	230	0.448		97		-49		244	0.191
Kidney or urinary tract problem	115	-36	267	0.134		78		-62		217	0.274
Respiratory and cardiovascular diseases	39	-130	208	0.652		60		-90		210	0.432
Musculoskeletal problem	106	-42	254	0.160		54		-83		192	0.435
Eye, ear, and skin problems	64	-105	233	0.457		63		-74		200	0.363
Other	164	-9	337	0.063		85		-58		228	0.240
Infection or communicable disease	Reference					Reference
Place of care
Private	71	-40	182	0.207		72		-12		156	0.091
Public	Reference						Reference

CI: Confidence interval