Table 2 Adjusted coefficients (and 95% confidence intervals) from the multiple linear regressions for predictors of acute-care costs for cardiometabolic diseases among inpatients aged 45 and over, according to sex

 Living with obesity (ref: Not obese)

0.972

0.926–1.021

0.25

1.030

0.949–1.117

0.48

0.934*

0.876–0.996

0.04

 Female (ref: Male)

0.900*

0.860–0.942

0.00

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 Years

1.004*

1.001–1.006

0.00

1.004*

1.001–1.007

0.01

1.003*

1.000–1.007

0.03

 Rural (ref: Urban)

0.927*

0.887–0.969

0.00

0.918*

0.855–0.985

0.02

0.937*

0.889–0.989

0.02

 Postsecondary (ref: At most secondary)

0.983

0.940–1.029

0.47

0.965

0.903–1.032

0.30

0.998

0.936–1.062

0.95

 Times consumed daily

1.007

0.998–1.017

0.11

1.002

0.989–1.015

0.73

1.011

0.998–1.023

0.10

 Moderately active to active (ref: Not active)

0.966

0.923–1.011

0.14

0.961

0.899–1.027

0.24

0.968

0.910–1.029

0.30

 Yes (ref: No)

1.042

0.972–1.116

0.25

1.055

0.970–1.148

0.21

1.031

0.933–1.139

0.54

 Yes (ref: No)

1.079*

1.019–1.143

0.01

1.064

0.987–1.148

0.11

1.086*

1.003–1.176

0.04

 2006/07 (ref: 2005/06)

1.017

0.939–1.102

0.68

1.036

0.926–1.161

0.53

1.008

0.906–1.112

0.88

 2007/08

1.019

0.933–1.112

0.68

1.066

0.923–1.232

0.38

0.988

0.888–1.098

0.82

 2008/09

1.087

0.999–1.183

0.05

1.117

0.990–1.262

0.07

1.073

0.960–1.119

0.21

 2009/10

1.132*

1.043–1.229

0.00

1.209*

1.065–1.372

0.00

1.086

0.978–1.206

0.12

 2010/11

1.109*

1.022–1.204

0.01

1.114*

1.012–1.292

0.03

1.092

0.979–1.217

0.11

 2011/12

1.156*

1.070–1.250

0.00

1.200*

1.059–1.361

0.00

1.132*

1.022–1.254

0.02

 2012/13

1.225*

1.108–1.353

0.00

1.214*

1.085–1.357

0.00

1.243*

1.071–1.443

0.00