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Table 4 Estimated GLM with Gamma error distribution and identity link function for ICU patients

From: Mechanical ventilation as a major driver of COVID-19 hospitalization costs: a costing study in a German setting

Coefficient (standard error)

Full sample

Outliers removed

Constant

4.61 (289.83)

211.66 (251.34)

Age

-4.24 (4.43)

-2.69 (3.78)

Gender female

-195.12 (206.86)

-299.66 (177.01)

Mortality

363.99 (206.90)

468.38 (186.53)*

Elixhauser comorbidity score

130.60 (56.09)*

-43.39 (53.04)

General ward (days)

414.20 (22.17)***

421.34 (19.21)***

ICU non-mechanical ventilation (days)

927.45 (45.52)***

909.33 (39.41)***

Mechanical ventilation duration (days)

2224.84 (70.24)***

2174.18 (59.54)***

ECMO duration (days)

350.62 (191.73)

440.65 (167.92)**

Dialysis (yes/no)

343.59 (320.11)

287.01 (283.49)

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

-282.52 (292.87)

-86.80 (251.40)

Complication

2554.40 (1122.82)*

2837.93 (993.46)**

Number of samples

510

506

Weighted sample size

350.57

372.31

P value Kolmogorov–Smirnov test

0.04*

0.83

P value dispersion test

 < 0.001***

 < 0.001***

P value outlier test

0.02*

0.08

  1. * p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001