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Table 4 Predictors of annual patient cost of haemodialysis

From: Cost analysis of the management of end-stage renal disease patients in Abuja, Nigeria

Parameter

B

Std. Error

95% CI

Hypothesis Test

Lower

Upper

Wald Chi-Square

Sig.

 

(Intercept)

6.81

0.27

6.27

7.34

618.31

< 0.001

Marital status

Single

0.26

0.25

-0.22

0.74

1.09

0.295

 

Married

0.46

0.24

-0.01

0.92

3.73

0.053

 

Widowed

0.20

0.27

-0.33

0.73

0.54

0.461

 

Divorced/Separated

0a

     

Residence

Others

0.55

0.17

0.22

0.87

10.59

0.001*

 

Satellite

0.02

0.11

-0.19

0.23

0.05

0.818

 

Nearby towns

0.05

0.14

-0.22

0.33

0.15

0.698

 

Municipality

0a

     

Education

SSCE and below

-0.19

0.13

-0.44

0.05

2.37

0.124

 

Higher education

0a

     

Wealth index

Poor

-0.44

0.24

-0.91

0.03

3.42

0.065

 

Middle

-0.25

0.23

-0.70

0.19

1.24

0.266

 

Rich

0a

     

Health insurance

No

0.24

0.12

0.01

0.47

4.31

0.038*

 

Yes

0a

     

Facility type

Private

0.61

0.13

0.36

0.86

23.19

< 0.001*

 

PPP

0.24

0.14

-0.02

0.51

3.21

0.073

 

Public

0a

     

Comorbidity

No

-0.27

0.17

-0.60

0.06

2.62

0.105

 

Yes

0a

     

Number of HD Sessions

> 6

0.79

0.15

0.50

1.08

28.43

< 0.001*

4–6

0.00

0.17

-0.33

0.33

0.00

0.990

0–3

0a

     
 

(Scale)

0.383b

0.04

0.32

0.46

  
  1. a. Reference category. *Significant at p-value < 0.05
  2. b. Maximum likelihood estimate.