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. 2026 Jan 17;10:100162. doi: 10.1016/j.hpopen.2026.100162

Table 3.

Two-part model for hospitalization costs of individuals using the public sector. ISA-Capital 2003–2015, São Paulo city, Brazil.

Variables Categories Logit
GLM
Marginal Effects
β SE Sig. β SE Sig. dy/dx SE Sig.
Sex (1 = female) −0.049 0.151 −0.556 0.175 ** −26.25 11.30 *
Age (years) 0.001 0.004 0.016 0.004 *** 0.79 0.28 **
Skin color/ethnicity (1 = white) −0.015 0.158 −0.263 0.193 −12.08 11.16
Marital status (1 = accompanied) 0.220 0.167 0.157 0.161 16.14 10.13
Education (years) 0.012 0.018 −0.015 0.024 −0.12 1.31
Occupational status (1 = employed) −0.373 0.162 * 0.440 0.182 * 3.36 10.57
Income per capita ($PPP) −0.328 0.069 *** −0.070 0.115 −16.91 5.63 **
Leisure-time PA (1 = yes) −0.475 0.220 * −0.252 0.253 −31.03 14.68 *
Time spent in sitting position (ref. = lower tertile) (1 = middle tertile) −0.080 0.186 0.343 0.285 11.25 15.17
(1 = upper tertile) 0.054 0.176 0.180 0.176 9.74 10.39
Obesity (1 = yes) −0.281 0.313 1.004 0.535 31.78 27.69
Tobacco use (1 = yes) 0.492 0.161 ** 0.304 0.221 33.98 12.95 **
Health insurance (1 = yes) −0.891 0.232 *** 0.026 0.261 −36.45 14.40 *
Hypertension (1 = yes) −0.041 0.235 1.670 0.463 *** 70.83 26.56 **
Diabetes (1 = yes) 1.219 0.407 ** 1.574 0.645 * 119.81 36.94 **
CVD 1.136 0.331 ** 0.285 0.317 60.30 19.90 **
Year (ref. = 2003) (1 = 2008) 0.243 0.221 −0.013 0.245 7.14 10.26
(1 = 2015) 0.611 0.204 ** 0.258 0.231 38.09 14.16 **
Constant −1.503 0.449 6.724 0.612
N 7104 298 7104

GLM = generalized linear model (gamma family with log-link); β = regression coefficient; SE = robust standard error; dy/dx = average marginal effects. Statistical significance: *** = p < 0.001; ** = p < 0.01; * = p < 0.05.

PA = physical activity; CVD = cardiovascular diseases.