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Table 3 General linear model with child delivery expenditure as the dependent variable

From: Factors associated with child delivery expenditure during the transition to the national implementation of the two-child policy in China

Parameters

β

p value

Exp(β)

95% Wald confidence interval for Exp(β)

Lower

Higher

(Intercept)

9.251

< 0.001

10,409.831

8888.787

12,191.154

Delivery mode

     

 Vaginal delivery

− 0.214

< 0.001

0.808

0.747

0.873

 Cesarean sectiona

0b

–

1

–

–

Insurance status

 Self-funded

− 0.414

< 0.001

0.661

0.607

0.721

 New rural cooperative medical scheme

− 0.552

< 0.001

0.593

0.540

0.652

 Urban and rural medical insurance

− 0.218

0.026

0.804

0.664

0.974

 Urban residents’ basic medical insurance

− 0.293

0.004

0.746

0.610

0.912

 Urban employees’ basic medical insurance a

0b

–

1

–

–

Hospital level

 Municipal hospital

− 0.145

< 0.001

0.865

0.821

0.911

 District hospital

0.191

< 0.001

1.211

1.150

1.275

 Country hospitala

0b

–

1

–

–

Maternal age

− 0.015

< 0.001

0.986

0.983

0.988

Length of stay

0.030

< 0.001

1.056

1.050

1.063

  1. aReference value
  2. bThis parameter is set to zero because it is redundant