Table 3.
Adjusted healthcare costs of MBC, BC, and BCF patients.
| Cost ratios | Total costs | 95% CI | OP costs | 95% CI | OP drug costs | 95% CI | IP costs | 95% CI | IP drug costs | 95% CI | ER costs | 95% CI |
| Intercept | 2,539.79∗ | 1,922.32 | 3,355.58 | 895.12∗ | 685.88 | 1,168.19 | 211.27∗ | 141.78 | 314.81 | 3,990.99∗ | 2,808.20 | 5,671.98 | 1,041.10∗ | 546.07 | 1,984.87 | 185.09∗ | 123.79 | 276.76 |
| Group | ||||||||||||
| BCF | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| MBC | 4.08∗ | 3.84–4.34 | 4.72∗ | 4.45–5.00 | 10.42∗ | 9.56–11.36 | 1.60∗ | 1.44–1.78 | 2.31∗ | 1.89–2.83 | 1.65∗ | 1.50–1.81 |
| BC | 8.86∗ | 8.51–9.22 | 8.94∗ | 8.61–9.28 | 15.02∗ | 14.19–15.91 | 1.69∗ | 1.58–1.81 | 4.43∗ | 3.86–5.08 | 1.55∗ | 1.46–1.64 |
| Age | ||||||||||||
| 20–30 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 31–40 | 1.13 | 0.93–1.39 | 1.10∗ | 0.91–1.33 | 1.18 | 0.89–1.56 | 1.53∗ | 1.19–1.96 | 1.78∗ | 1.13–2.81 | 1.34 | 0.99–1.81 |
| 41–50 | 1.13 | 0.93–1.38 | 1.20∗ | 1.00–1.45 | 1.27 | 0.96–1.67 | 1.30∗ | 1.02–1.66 | 1.38∗ | 0.89–2.15 | 1.33 | 0.99–1.78 |
| 51–60 | 1.35∗ | 1.11–1.64 | 1.48∗ | 1.23–1.78 | 1.68∗ | 1.28–2.22 | 1.27 | 0.99–1.61 | 1.28∗ | 0.82–1.99 | 1.44∗ | 1.08–1.93 |
| 61–70 | 1.68∗ | 1.37–2.04 | 1.79∗ | 1.48–2.16 | 2.20∗ | 1.66–2.91 | 1.36∗ | 1.06–1.74 | 1.12∗ | 0.71–1.77 | 2.03∗ | 1.51–2.73 |
| 71–80 | 2.08∗ | 1.69–2.57 | 1.82∗ | 1.49–2.22 | 2.22∗ | 1.65–2.99 | 1.86∗ | 1.44–2.41 | 1.51∗ | 0.94–2.44 | 2.41∗ | 1.78–3.28 |
| > = 81 | 2.64∗ | 2.04–3.42 | 1.93∗ | 1.51–2.47 | 2.13∗ | 1.48–3.07 | 2.15∗ | 1.58–2.94 | 1.15∗ | 0.65–2.04 | 3.49∗ | 2.45–4.96 |
| Residential area | ||||||||||||
| Northern | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Central | 0.42∗ | 0.35–0.52 | 0.79∗ | 0.65–0.95 | 0.72∗ | 0.54–0.96 | 0.46∗ | 0.35–0.59 | 0.25∗ | 0.15–0.41 | 0.48∗ | 0.37–0.64 |
| Southern | 0.46∗ | 0.38–0.57 | 0.86 | 0.71–1.05 | 0.77 | 0.58–1.04 | 0.46∗ | 0.36–0.60 | 0.21∗ | 0.13–0.35 | 0.54∗ | 0.41–0.72 |
| Eastern | 0.49∗ | 0.40–0.60 | 0.88 | 0.73–1.07 | 0.80 | 0.60–1.07 | 0.54∗ | 0.41–0.70 | 0.29∗ | 0.18–0.48 | 0.42∗ | 0.31–0.56 |
| CCI score | ||||||||||||
| CCI=0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| CCI=1 | 1.92∗ | 1.82 | 1.87∗ | 1.77–1.97 | 2.24∗ | 2.07–2.43 | 1.33∗ | 1.24–1.43 | 1.50∗ | 1.31–1.72 | 1.45∗ | 1.34–1.57 |
| CCI≥2 | 3.07∗ | 2.79 | 2.24∗ | 2.04–2.45 | 2.90∗ | 2.53–3.32 | 2.28∗ | 2.03–2.57 | 3.42∗ | 2.72–4.30 | 2.29∗ | 2.01–2.61 |