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. 1992 Fall;14(1):79–90.

Table 3. Summary of regressions on logged weighted Medicare payments: 1984.

Variable Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 5 Model 6 Model 7
Coefficient
Age 10.1585 10.1336 10.0923 0.0629 0.0488 0.0325 —
Sex −0.0114 0.0001 −0.0079 0.0063 0.0176 0.0179 —
Institutional status 0.0419 0.0360 −0.0211 0.0160 0.0151 0.0179 —
Prior hospitalization — 10.1699 — — 10.1390 10.1115 —
Prior physician visit — 20.0621 — — 10.0963 10.1077 —
Disability — — 10.2250 — — 10.1388 —
Dichotomous systolic BP — — — 0.0076 0.0194 0.0546 0.0070
Systolic BP treatment level — — — −30.0844 −20.1027 −20.1162 −30.0898
Forced vital capacity — — — −10.1331 −10.1259 −20.0947 −10.1592
Serum cholesterol — — — −0.0076 −0.0046 −0.0085 −0.0095
Blood sugar — — — 10.1038 10.0968 10.1022 10.0995
2-year CVD probability — — — 20.1106 30.1078 0.0753 10.1460
Cigarettes per day — — — 30.2241 20.2855 20.3037 0.1987
Pack years — — — 20.1062 20.1036 10.1101 20.0962
Sex X cigarettes per day — — — −30.1683 −30.1967 −30.1938 −30.1653
Age X cigarettes per day — — — −20.1679 −20.1892 −20.2051 −20.1501
R2 (percent) 2.9 6.4 7.1 6.4 9.6 11.6 6.1
Adjusted R2 (percent) 2.7 6.0 6.7 4.9 8.0 9.8 5.0
Degrees of freedom 1,116 1,078 1,042 866 840 794 867
F value 11.2 14.7 19.8 4.5 5.9 6.4 5.6
Prob>f 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001
1

The p-value for the standardized beta coefficient is <0.01.

2

The p-value for the standardized beta coefficient is <0.05.

3

The p-value for the standardized beta coefficient is <0.10.

NOTES: BP is blood pressure. CVD is cardiovascular disease.

SOURCE: The Framingham Study, Boston University; Health Care Financing Administration: Data from the Medicare Automated Data Retrieval System.

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