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

Table 4.

Two-part model for hospitalization costs of individuals using the private 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) 0.455 0.201 * −0.098 0.108 18.67 11.63
Age (years) 0.009 0.005 0.009 0.002 ** 1.01 0.32 **
Skin color/ethnicity (1 = white) 0.108 0.194 0.149 0.136 13.75 12.48
Marital status (1 = accompanied) 0.678 0.193 *** 0.089 0.117 40.49 11.80 **
Education (years) 0.031 0.019 0.004 0.014 1.88 1.27
Occupational status (1 = employed) −0.313 0.189 0.026 0.101 −15.08 11.55
Income per capita ($PPP) 0.258 0.091 ** −0.033 0.061 11.79 5.87 *
Leisure-time PA (1 = yes) −0.494 0.225 * −0.221 0.121 −37.89 13.72 **
Time spent in sitting position (ref. = lower tertile) (1 = middle tertile) −0.001 0.199 −0.041 0.129 −1.80 10.11
(1 = upper tertile) 0.442 0.198 * 0.225 0.121 40.92 15.25 **
Obesity (1 = yes) −0.008 0.306 0.385 0.159 * 20.29 18.22
Tobacco use (1 = yes) −0.130 0.187 −0.132 0.111 −14.01 11.67
Health insurance (1 = yes) 1.355 0.191 *** −0.114 0.093 65.10 11.48 **
Hypertension (1 = yes) 0.130 0.207 0.318 0.132 * 17.87 13.14
Diabetes (1 = yes) 0.177 0.512 −0.416 0.305 −13.08 31.63
CVD (1 = yes) 0.681 0.545 0.058 0.306 38.96 33.28
Year (ref. = 2003) (1 = 2008) −0.068 0.207 0.089 0.129 1.20 12.83
(1 = 2015) 0.075 0.218 −0.039 0.118 1.79 13.03
Constant −7.045 0.602 7.415 0.400
N 7068 262 7068

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.