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Table 6 Patients' Hospitalization Expenses Analysis

From: Cost-utility analysis of palliative care in patients with advanced cancer: a retrospective study

Variable

n

Cost

F

P

Sex

Male

2482

11,589.4 ± 10,172.5

3.73

0.047

 

Female

1641

12,217.9 ± 11,421.7

  

Age

 ≤ 40

522

8728.4 ± 9090.6

17.98

0.000

 

41—50

682

10,431.2 ± 9206.7

  
 

51—60

953

11,425 ± 9450.8

  
 

61—70

1131

12,038 ± 10,217.4

  
 

71—80

609

14,809.4 ± 13,210.2

  
 

 > 80

226

16,030.9 ± 14,200.3

  

LOS

 ≤ 3

281

3005.2 ± 1510.4

401.14

0.000

 

4–7

1101

5563.2 ± 2782.8

  
 

8–14

1503

9702.6 ± 4293.4

  
 

15–30

998

18,013.8 ± 8353.2

  
 

 > 30

240

38,711.3 ± 18,453.2

  

Tumor site

Digestive

1812

12,207.8 ± 11,079.7

10.03

0.000

 

Breast

866

12,838.3 ± 10,859.3

  
 

Head and neck

557

9650.6 ± 7485.7

  
 

Gynecological

212

14,372.7 ± 12,284.3

  
 

Others

182

9443.8 ± 7609.3

  
 

Genitourinary

131

15,326.6 ± 13,752.5

  
 

Central nervous

94

12,439.2 ± 11,850.7

  
 

Eye

85

2231.8 ± 1419.4

  
 

Musculoskeletal

75

12,321.9 ± 12,359.6

  
 

Lymphatic

48

10,396.2 ± 8864.6

  
 

Abdominal

45

13,415.1 ± 12,672.5

  
 

skin

16

13,471.1 ± 17,477.6

  
  1. LOS Length of stay in hospital