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Table 4 Predictors of total cost of treating acute diarrhea on best subset Linear regression

From: Economic evaluation of zinc and copper use in treating acute diarrhea in children: A randomized controlled trial

Variables

Coefficient

Std Error

Student's T

P value

Treatment

-19.1

28.7

-0.66

0.5

Age ≥ 1 yr.

-13.6

13.9

-0.98

0.3

Complications

25.6

15.9

1.6

0.10

Dehydration

166.1

40

4.14

0.000

Total stool output

-0.02

0.01

-1.45

0.14

Use of IV fluids

131.1

88.5

1.48

0.14

Length of hospital stay

154.8

8.1

18.9

0.000