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Table 3 Generalized Least Square model using as dependent variable the transformed logarithm of hospital costs (n = 724)

From: Direct costs associated with the appropriateness of hospital stay in elderly population

Variable

β (SD)

p-value

Intercept

-135.0 (3.3)

<0.001

Sex

12.4 (39.5)

0.712

Age

4.9 (2.2)

0.005

Inappropriateness admission

-135.0 (223.1)

0.075

Patient days

222.2 (3.7)

<0.001

Comorbidities

7.7 (14.0)

0.708

Inappropriateness days

-39.7 (12.8)

0.001

  1. β = Parameter estimate for each variable considered in the GLS model
  2. SD = Standard Deviation