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Table 3 Multiple linear regression analysis for variables predicting total costs of OPMD at Bhavnagar during July–September 2019 (n = 219)

From: Costs incurred by patients with oral potentially malignant disorders: is there a public health need for financial protection in India?

Variables

Beta-coefficients

95% C.I. of beta-coefficients

P-value

Constant

503.9

318.2–797.8

 < 0.001

Age in years

1.006

− 1.005 to 1.017

0.317

Male gender

− 1.037

− 1.226 to 1.139

0.665

Rural residence

1.176

1.029–1.345

0.017

Belonging to below poverty line family

− 1.18

− 1.347 to − 1.035

0.014

Sole earner in family

− 1.264

− 1.468 to − 1.088

0.002

Number of months since diagnosis

1.477

1.353 – 1.612

 < 0.001

Number of years since consuming smokeless tobacco

1.004

− 1.012 to 1.021

0.591

First visit at a private provider

1.719

1.348–2.193

 < 0.001

  1. OPMD Oral potentially malignant disorders