Table 6.
Tobit multivariate regression analysis: average three-year costs from diagnosis (dependent variable).
| Variable | Overall costs | Melanoma-specific costs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate a [95% CI] | p-value | Estimate a [95% CI] | p-value | |
| Prevalent tumors | ||||
| No | ref | – | ref | – |
| Yes | 9.25 [4.92, 13.58] | <0.001 | 3.90 [0.22, 7.59] | 0.038 |
| Sex | ||||
| F | ref | – | ref | – |
| M | 1.40 [-0.44, 3.24] | 0.137 | 0.52 [-1.05, 2.09] | 0.515 |
| Age | ||||
| <45 | ref | – | ref | – |
| 45-54 | -0.20 [-3.41, 3.00] | 0.901 | 0.33 [-2.40, 3.06] | 0.813 |
| 55-64 | 0.12 [-3.04, 3.28] | 0.940 | -0.07 [-2.76, 2.62] | 0.960 |
| 65-74 | 5.59 [2.43, 8.74] | <0.001 | 2.80 [0.12, 5.49] | 0.041 |
| 75-84 | 5.31 [2.01, 8.60] | 0.002 | 0.19 [-2.62, 3.00] | 0.896 |
| >84 | -2.85 [-7.59, 1.89] | 0.238 | -6.09 [-10.13, -2.06] | 0.003 |
| Stage | ||||
| I | ref | – | ref | – |
| II | 14.91 [12.23, 17.59] | <0.001 | 13.96 [11.68, 16.24] | <0.001 |
| III | 54.58 [51.45, 57.70] | <0.001 | 51.06 [48.40, 53.71] | <0.001 |
| IV | 30.89 [26.45, 35.33] | <0.001 | 27.47 [23.69, 31.26] | <0.001 |
aExpressed in thousands of euros (€000).