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. 2021 Oct 14;12:741671. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.741671

TABLE 5.

Subgroup difference-in-differences analyses (generalized linear regression) on unit price of procured cardiovascular medicines.

Subgroup N Intervention effect Goodness-of-fit tests
Coefficient SE Z p>|z| 95%CI AIC BIC
Suppliers
 Domestic suppliers outside of top 100 7,278 0.21 0.23 0.91 0.363 −0.25 to 0.67 10.83 −32,420.92
 Top 100 domestic suppliers 1,157 1.76 0.52 −3.42 0.001 −2.78 to -0.75 8.39 −5,462.00
 Suppliers with joint venture 3,561 −0.51 0.60 −0.85 0.393 −1.69 to 0.66 10.99 −10,200.43
 Foreign-owned suppliers 3,925 −0.08 0.06 −1.25 0.210 −0.20 to 0.04 6.84 −31,932.43
Medicines
 Original brand 5,488 0.36 0.13 -2.63 0.008 −0.62 to -0.09 6.59 -45,988.30
 Generic 10,433 −0.28 0.18 −1.51 0.130 −0.64 to 0.08 11.32 -45,641.75
Administration route
 Injectable 4,366 0.17 0.19 0.87 0.382 −0.21 to 0.54 14.29 −23,176.32
 Oral 11,555 −0.08 0.06 −1.40 0.162 −0.19 to 0.03 4.63 −100,023.10

Note: Bold values indicate regression coefficients with statistical significance (p < 0.05). AIC - Akaike information criterion; BIC - Bayesian information criterion; CI - confidence interval; SE - product clustered standard error.