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. 2012 Dec;19(6):e383–e391. doi: 10.3747/co.19.1078

TABLE IV.

Regression coefficients estimate 30-day home care costs for breast cancer cases that utilized home care

Variable Initial care
Continuation care
Terminal care
Parameter estimate Standard error Parameter estimate Standard error Parameter estimate Standard error
Intercept 330.89 9.72a 168.25 13.68a 811.60 103.52a
Age group (reference: 55–64 years)
  <45 Years −14.62 7.62 −38.84 10.35a −135.26 84.27
  45–54 Years −13.44 6.43b −29.68 8.97a −111.84 70.82
  65–74 Years −12.42 6.82 33.85 10.01a −122.83 67.45
  75–84 Years 13.55 7.73 83.02 10.77a −106.43 64.58
  ≥85 Years 37.10 12.17b 161.91 15.29a 25.14 74.05
Income group (reference: Urban highest)
  Urban lowest 72.22 7.73a 77.00 10.74a 57.84 69.84
  Urban second-lowest 46.06 7.56a 36.04 10.69a −25.88 70.41
  Urban middle 42.90 7.45a 28.29 10.53b 86.56 70.67
  Urban second-highest 22.69 7.32b 7.83 10.37 62.55 71.53
  Rural 69.83 8.04a 22.84 10.87b 50.13 73.83
Resource utilization band (reference: Highest)
  None 25.53 28.45 23.30 33.12 17.09 164.87
  Healthy user −107.03 32.34a −109.12 45.48b 72.30 257.69
  Low −113.53 11.83a −94.60 16.15a −115.52 113.97
  Moderate −92.04 7.42a −102.90 9.84a −62.27 54.38
  High −70.63 8.01a −68.15 10.53a −120.79 57.96
Stage (reference: Stage i)
  Stage ii 97.99 5.56a 34.16 8.44a −44.39 82.57
  Stage iii 184.17 7.13a 85.52 9.79a 181.99 82.93b
  Stage iv 334.14 13.74a 369.67 16.37a 318.63 82.55a
  Not staged 103.22 7.31a 29.37 10.17b 220.82 77.73b
a

p < 0.001.

b

p < 0.05.