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 adjustmenta
Coefficientb
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.