Table 3.
Univariate and multivariate Linear Regression Models to identify variables associated with the medical direct costs of Covid-19 patients.
| Variable | Univariate |
Multiple |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (SE) | p-value | B (SE) | p-value | |
| Gender (male) | ||||
| Female | −2,608,052 (3,452,510) | 0.45 | ||
| Outcome (discharge) | ||||
| Death | 49,688,595 (5,459,217) | <0.001 | 43,162,011 (5,776,347) | <0.001 |
| Supplementary insurance coverage (yes) | ||||
| No | −26,896,949 (7,235,606) | <0.001 | −13,555,366 (7,046,082) | 0.05 |
| Type of insurance (Not covered) | ||||
| Social security | 5,442,436 (8,245,013) | 0.51 | ||
| Armed force | 2,769,164 (8,734,555) | 0.75 | ||
| Iranian health insurance | 7,510,172 (8,136,924) | 0.92 | ||
| Age (<40years) | ||||
| 40–60 years | 7,902,577 (4,458,940) | 0.07 | 6,605,875 (4,283,578) | 0.12 |
| >60years | 21,223,935 (4,223,287) | <0.001 | 12,257,488 (4,194,525) | 0.003 |
| Job (Housewife) | ||||
| Farmer | −9,834,428 (7,520,136) | 0.19 | ||
| Retired | 5,591,273 (6,573,072) | 0.39 | ||
| Employee | −3,184,391 (5,724,316) | 0.58 | ||
| Self-employed | −6,169,417 (5,395,755) | 0.25 | ||
| Income (<40 Million Rial) | ||||
| >40 Million Rial | −9,431,517 (7,861,643) | 0.23 | ||
| R2=0.11, R2 adj=0.11 | ||||