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Table 4 Regression analysis of monthly outpatient expenditure for hypertensive and diabetic patients in 2011 and 2012

From: Financial protection of rural health insurance for patients with hypertension and diabetes: repeated cross-sectional surveys in rural China

 

Hypertension

Diabetes

β (95 % CI)

β (95 % CI)

Constant

111.1 (−138.9, 361.1)

12.4 (−307.8, 332.6)

Sex

 Male (Reference)

0

0

 Female

−1.4 (−60.0, 57.2)

40.2 (−37.9, 118.3)

Age

−1.0 (−3.6, 1.7)

−0.9 (−4.3, 2.6)

Education level

 Non-illiterate (Reference)

0

0

 Illiterate

55.0 (−7.4, 117.5)

58.8 (−17.6, 135.2)

No. of outpatient visits

24.1 (10.9, 37.3)**

64.3 (44.9, 83.8)**

NCMS premium

−0.3 (−1.0, 0.3)

−0.2 (−1.0, 0.6)

Year

 2011 (Reference)

0

0

 2012

98.5 (25.6, 171.3)**

135.1 (44.0, 226.2)**

Adjusted R-squared

0.026**

0.071**

  1. *: 0.01 < P < 0.05; **: P < 0.01