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Table 5 Regression model for total healthcare costs

From: Outcomes associated with comorbid atrial fibrillation and heart failure in medicare beneficiaries with acute coronary syndrome

 

Total healthcare costs

(N = 795)

 

Coefficient

Relative cost ratio

Pvalue

Atrial fibrillation

0.192

1.212

0.008

Heart failure

0.227

1.255

0.001

Age <75

Reference

  

Age 75–84

0.102

1.107

0.114

Age 85+

−0.023

0.977

0.761

Male

0.012

1.012

0.843

Female

Reference

  

Race: White

Reference

  

Race: Non-white

0.058

1.060

0.471

Income: ≥$25,000

0.106

1.112

0.183

Income: <$25,000

Reference

  

Education: Some high school or less

Reference

  

Education: High school graduate

−0.051

0.950

0.464

Employment status: Currently employed

0.077

1.080

0.623

Employment status: unemployed

Reference

  

Marital status: Married

Reference

  

Marital status: Widowed

0.029

1.029

0.664

Marital status: Other

0.148

1.160

0.083

CCI score = 0–1

Reference

  

CCI score = 2

0.004

1.004

0.958

CCI score = 3

0.079

1.082

0.326

CCI score = 4+

0.269

1.309

0.004

  1. CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index.