Table 5 Estimates from Multivariate Regression Models 1–3
From: Factors influencing the variation in GMS prescribing expenditure in Ireland
Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β | C1 95 % | t-stat | β | C1 95 % | t-stat | β | CI 95 % | t-stat | |
Constant | 3.339 | 3.288 | 3.324 | ||||||
Sex (F) | 0.107 | (0.103;0.112) | a47.84 | 0.018 | (0.015;0.022) | a10.07 | 0.025 | (0.021;0.029) | a13.66 |
Age | 0.044 | (0.044;0.045) | a1043.44 | 0.015 | (0.015;0.015) | a306.74 | |||
Dublin ML | 0.026 | (0.019;0.032) | a7.76 | −0.003 | (−0.008;0.002) | a-1.16 | −0.003 | (−0.009;0.002) | −1.20 |
West | −0.017 | (−0.024;-0.011) | a-5.16 | 0.008 | (0.003;0.014) | a3.07 | 0.009 | (0.003;0.014) | a3.21 |
South | 0.056 | (0.050;0.063) | a17.08 | 0.038 | (0.033;0.043) | a14.21 | 0.037 | (0.032;0.043) | a14.00 |
Alimentary | 0.911 | (0.907;0.915) | a440.64 | 0.903 | (0.899;0.907) | a436.51 | |||
Cardiovascular | 1.229 | (1.224;1.234) | a478.42 | 1.193 | (1.188;1.198) | a452.28 | |||
Nervous | 0.927 | (0.923;0.931) | a456.61 | 0.947 | (0.943;0.951) | a454.63 | |||
<5 | 0.117 | (0.106;0.128) | a21.57 | ||||||
5–11 | 0.103 | (0.092;0.113) | a19.23 | ||||||
16–24 | 0.237 | (0.227;0.247) | a45.55 | ||||||
25–34 | 0.370 | (0.360;0.381) | a72.09 | ||||||
35–44 | 0.475 | (0.465;0.485) | a92.06 | ||||||
45–54 | 0.706 | (0.696;0.717) | a131.29 | ||||||
55–64 | 0.957 | (0.946;0.968) | a172.64 | ||||||
65–69 | 1.071 | (1.059;1.083) | a173.49 | ||||||
70–74 | 1.126 | (1.114;1.137) | a189.07 | ||||||
>75 | 1.195 | (1.184;1.206) | a215.44 | ||||||
Adjusted R2 | 0.402 | 0.604 | 0.605 | ||||||