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Table 3 Regression resultsa of individual cost coefficient measured as proportion increase in cost with one unit increase, with 95% CI, n = 380

From: Factors contributing to post-stroke health care utilization and costs, secondary results from the life after stroke (LAST) study

 

Total costs

Primary care

Hospital care

GP

Intervention

0.35† (0.06–0.71)

0.44 (− 0.22–1.67)

−0.07 (− 0.31–0.26)

−0.21 (− 0.41–0.05)

Need variables

 EQ-5D-5 L

−3.50† (− 4.26 − − 2.75)

−3.48† (− 5.22 − − 1.74)

−2.19† (− 3.14- -1.25)

−2.15 (− 3.05 − − 1.25)

Predisposing variables

 Age 60–69

0.42 (− 0.05–1.12)

−0.72 (− 0.94–0.23)

0.60 (− 0.04–1.66)

0.29 (−0.21–1.09)

 Age 70–79

0.47† (0.01–1.14)

−0.51 (− 0,87–0.93)

0.37 (− 0.15–1.20)

0.63† (0.04–1.56)

 Age 80–89

1.23 (0.48–2.36)

0.31 (−0.67–4.14)

0.45 (− 0.14–1.43)

0.71† (0.05–1.79)

 Age 90+

0.92 (−0.11–3.15)

−0.30 (− 0.89–3.51)

−0.07 (− 0.66–1.53)

−0.14 (− 0.65–1.14)

 Gender

0.06 (− 0.19–0.38)

− 0.29 (− 0.63–0.39)

−0.05 (− 0.32–0.34)

0.11 (− 0.19–0.52)

 Enabling variables

   

 Living alone

0.35† (0.01–0.80)

0.63 (− 0.17–2.22)

0.30 (−0.10–0.87)

−0.17 (− 0.41–0.17)

Other variables

 Asker

0.50† (0.07–1.12)

1.36† (0.00–5.06)

0.30 (− 0.16–1.03)

0.27 (− 0.16–0.91)

 Bærum

0.60† (0.23–1.09)

2.60† (0.81–6.16)

0.05 (−0.25–0.47)

0.33 (− 0.03–0.83)

 Constant

13.39† (12.66–14.12)

12.47† (10.66–14.28)

11.87† (10.95–12.79)

10.09† (9.22–10.96)

Adj. R-square1

28.2

19.3

6.3

7.1

  1. aResults from the regression †P < 0.05