Economic burden and its associated factors of hospitalized patients infected with A (H7N9) virus: a retrospective study in Eastern China, 2013–2014

Table 3 Estimated direct medical cost (RMB) of hospitalization for H7N9 patients with different characteristics

Selected variables	B	P ^*	Estimated Mean (95 % CI)	P ^**
Severity
Mild	Ref.	N.A.	12 060 (4 710–30 860)	<0.0001
Severe	2.424	<0.0001	136 120 (88 830–208 580)	0.557
Dead	2.897	<0.0001	218 610(134 200–356 100)	0.013
Reimbursement proportion
<50 %	Ref.	N.A.	46 010 (21 480–98 570)	0.276
50–79 %	0.340	0.526	64 670 (32 060–130 470)	0.415
80–99 %	0.233	0.667	58 060 (27 900–120 840)	0.415
100 %	1.166	0.012	147 630 (92 610–235 340)	0.026
Family member monthly average income (RMB, thousand yuan)
<1	Ref.	N.A.	22 250 (9 150–54 130)	0.002
1–3	1.691	0.001	120 770 (64 890–224 770)	0.613
3–5	1.236	0.012	76 600 (47 320–123 990)	0.730
5–10	1.124	0.020	68 460 (41 430-113 110)	0.662
>=10	1.755	0.002	128 620 (56 990-290 320)	0.613

Dependent Variable: Total fee
Model: (Intercept), severity, Reimbursement proportion, Family member monthly average income
Grand mean (95 % CI): 71 060 (48 180-104 820)
^*P value for coefficient B
^**P value for estimated mean compared with grand mean

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