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Table 4 Multiple linear regression on the inverse of the overall cost (N = 1,026).

From: Descriptive analysis of childbirth healthcare costs in an area with high levels of immigration in Spain

 

Incremental cost (€)

 
 

Estimate (€)

95% Confidence Interval (€)

Variation (%)**

p

Reference case*

2,992.12

[2,880.77; 3,112.42]

 

<0.001

Age (per 1 year increase over 15)

5.09

[-0.40; 11.49]

0.17

0.071

Origin

    

   Spanish-born mother

Reference

   

   Foreign-born mother

-72.02

[-123.85; -8.61]

-2.41

0,028

Prenatal care

    

   Yes

Reference

   

   No

-189.70

[-238.16; -129.62]

-6.34

<0.001

Delivery type

    

   Vaginal non-instrumented

Reference

   

   Vaginal instrumented

192.80

[81.04; 331.96]

6.44

<0.001

   Cesarean section

954.47

[753.80; 1,204.79]

31.90

<0.001

Maternal severity

    

   Mild

Reference

   

   Moderate

241.28

[148.43; 354.69]

8.06

<0.001

   Severe

597.24

[293.34; 1,017.17]

19.96

<0.001

Neonatal severity

    

   Non-admitted

Reference

   

   Mild

419.50

[302.95; 562.24]

14.02

<0.001

   Moderate

659.40

[435.67; 949.49]

22.04

<0.001

   Severe

1,951.41

[1,146.41; 3,287.30]

65.22

<0.001

Multiple birth

    

   Single

Reference

   

   Multiple

701.34

[375.43; 1,153.94]

23.44

<0.001

  1. The table shows the incremental cost attributable to the variables included in the model with an explained variance of 45.5%.
  2. *: Vaginal non-instrumented delivery of a 15-year old Spanish-born woman with prenatal and mild severity, delivering a singleton not admitted to hospital. **: Variation (%) with respect to the reference case.
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