Table 3. Segmented regression of the interrupted time-series analysis of dental cost during the period of the study.
Groups | Time | Policy change | Time after changed | DW | R2 | |||
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β | P valuea) | β | P valuea) | β | P valuea) | |||
All outpatients | 0.0027 | <0.001 | 0.1759 | <0.001 | −0.0022 | <0.001 | 1.9995 | 0.1246 |
Gingivitis | 0.0014 | <0.001 | 0.4736 | <0.001 | −0.0007 | <0.001 | 1.9979 | 0.1164 |
Advanced periodontitis | 0.0020 | <0.001 | 0.1470 | <0.001 | −0.0015 | <0.001 | 1.9997 | 0.1165 |
β: time-series coefficients, DW: Durbin-Watson statistic.
a)Statistical significance (P<0.05).