Clinical and Economical Outcomes Associated with Parathyroidectomy: A 5-Year Population-Based Study in a Middle-Income Country with Universal Health Coverage

Table 5

Prognostic factors for hospital stay.

Characteristic	Multivariate adjustment^a
	Coefficient^b	95%CI	value
Age (years)	−0.03	(0.012; 0.06)	0.53
Sex
Male	Reference
Female	−1.97	(−4.52; 0.57)	0.13
Comorbidity Charlson index
0–2	Reference
≥3	−1.13	(−3.79; 1.52)	0.40
Geographical region
Pacific	Reference
Atlantic	−0.28	(−6.70; 6.15)	0.93
Bogotá	0.36	(−3.41; 4.14)	0.85
Central	2.50	(−1.53; 6.52)	0.22
Eastern	−2.11	(−6.76; 2.54)	0.37
Others departments	−2.71	(−30.57; 25.16)	0.85
Insurer
Private	Reference
Public	4.71	2.06; 7.36	0.00

^aMultivariate linear regression model. ^bDays. Costs associated with health care.