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Table 3 Linear regression model for studying the effects of the background factors on total costs

From: Treatment costs of psoriasis in a tertiary-level clinic

Background factor

Beta-value

p<

Male

-0.054

0.591

Age

0.016

0.000

Disease duration

0.000

0.893

Income level

0.023

0.026

Diagnosis (Ps/PsA)

0.123

0.387

Hospitalisation

3.469

0.000

Phototherapy

1.223

0.000

R2

0.603

 
  1. ln(1+ total costs) as dependent variable.