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. 2021 Apr 27;106(6):539–546. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-320834

Table 3.

Bivariate and multiple logged linear regression models (N=1472)

Variables Unadjusted model Adjusted model
Coefficient (95% CI) P value Coefficient (95% CI) P value
Length of stay 0.15 (0.01 to 0.13) <0.001 0.13 (0.11 to 0.15) <0.001
Patient age in months −0.01 (−0.02 to −0.01) <0.001 −0.1 (−0.01 to −0.01) <0.01
Mother’s education
No formal education (ref)
 Up to primary −0.21 (−0.3 to −0.1) <0.001 −0.01 (−0.09 to 0.07) 0.83
 Secondary −0.11 (−0.23 to 0.00) 0.05 0.04 (−0.03 to 0.12) 0.27
 Higher 0.1 (−0.05 to 0.24) 0.19 0.09 (−0.01 to 0.19) 0.08
Father’s education
No formal education (ref)
 Up to primary −0.19 (−0.3 to −0.09) <0.001 −0.04 (−0.1 to 0.03) 0.3
 Secondary −0.09 (−0.19 to 0.02) 0.1 −0.03 (−0.1 to 0.04) 0.41
 Higher 0.12 (0.0 to 0.24) 0.05 −0.01 (−0.09 to 0.07) 0.82
Wealth quintile
Poorest (ref)
 Poorer 0.13 (0.04 to 0.23) 0.01 0.02 (−0.05 to 0.09) 0.61
 Middle 0.32 (0.22 to 0.42) <0.001 0.09 (0.01 to 0.17) 0.02
 Richer 0.52 (0.43 to 0.62) <0.001 0.14 (0.05 to 0.23) <0.001
 Richest 0.73 (0.64 to 0.82) <0.001 0.24 (0.014 to 0.34) <0.001
Place of residence
 Urban 0.61 (0.55 to 0.66) <0.001
 Rural (ref)
Father’s occupation
Transport worker (ref)
 Informal worker 0.27 (0.15 to 0.40) <0.001 −0.09 (−0.18 to 0.00) 0.06
 Farmer 0.32 (0.2 to 0.44) <0.001 −0.11 (−0.2 to −0.02) 0.02
 Salaried employee 0.43 (0.33 to 0.53) <0.001 −0.06 (−0.14 to 0.02) 0.16
 Business 0.43 (0.32 to 0.53) <0.001 0.0 (−0.09 to 0.09) 0.98
 Others 0.36 (0.21 to 0.50) <0.001 −0.08 (−0.18 to 0.02) 0.12
Type of facility
 Autonomous/specialised hospital 0.5 (0.44 to 0.56) <0.001 0.14 (0.06 to 0.22) <0.001
 Private hospital 1.06 (0.97 to 0.14) <0.001 0.68 (0.59 to 0.76) <0.001
 District hospital 0.08 (−0.01 to 0.17) 0.07 0.17 (0.11 to 0.24) <0.001
Upazila health complex (ref)
Constant 3.93 (3.78 to 4.08) <0.001
N 1472
 Probability > F <0.001
 R-squared 0.63
 Root MSE 0.37
 Mean VIF 2.67

MSE, mean square error; ref, reference; VIF, variance inflation factor.