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. 2015 May 20;10(5):e0126770. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126770

Table 6. Multivariate linear regression analysis on factors related to the total out-of-pocket costs stratified by study setting*.

Variables Coefficient 95% CI t P
ZJG
Age group
 <60 Ref.
 ≥60 -0.607 -0.978, -0.235 -3.22 0.001
Residence
 Local patient Ref.
 Migrant patient 0.486 0.160, 0.812 2.93 0.004
Diagnosis delay
 <2 weeks Ref.
 ≥2 weeks 0.326 0.038, 0.614 2.23 0.026
Hospitalization
 No Ref.
 Yes 1.724 1.411, 2.038 10.83 <0.001
TX
Age group
 <60 Ref.
 ≥60 -0.345 -0.561, -0.129 -3.15 0.002
Clinical visits
 <7 times Ref.
 ≥7 times 0.579 0.353, 0.805 5.05 <0.001
Diagnosis delay
 <2 weeks Ref.
 ≥2 weeks 0.419 0.161, 0.677 3.20 0.002
Hospitalization
 No Ref.
 Yes 1.664 1.365, 1.962 10.97 <0.001
Intake of second-line drugs
 No Ref.
 Yes 0.397 0.178, 0.616 3.57 <0.001
Intake of liver protective drugs
 No Ref.
 Yes 0.386 0.112, 0.659 2.77 0.006

*Total out-of-pocket costs was logarithmically transformed.