Incidence, cost and gender differences of oropharyngeal and noncervical anogenital cancers in South Korea

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Table 5 Linear regression model and generalized linear model for incidence-based medical cost

Model	Variable	Univariate				Multivariate
		Anal		Oropharynx ^a		Anal		Oropharynx ^a
		β	p*	β	p*	β	p*	β	p*
Linear Regression Model	Sex (ref = female)	−0.104	0.024	0.483	<.001	−0.150	0.004	0.422	<.001
	Age (ref = ≤65)	−0.180	<.001	−0.255	<.001	−0.136	0.001	−0.185	<.001
	Year	0.102	<.001	0.053	0.002	0.101	<.001	0.046	0.003
	Surgery (ref = inexperience)	1.040	<.001	1.001	<.001	1.037	<.001	0.956	<.001
	Health plan type (ref = healthcare insurance)	0.113	0.174	−0.118	0.131	0.115	0.131	−0.121	0.091
	CCI	−0.065	0.001	−0.079	<.001	0.003	0.987	−0.045	0.002
	AIC					95,597		12,2571
Generalized Linear Model	Sex (ref = female)	−0.040	0.286	0.270	<.001	−0.088	0.012	0.249	<.001
	Age (ref = ≤65)	−0.248	<.001	−0.145	<.001	−0.120	<.001	−0.118	<.001
	Year	0.129	<.001	0.043	0.001	0.130	<.001	0.038	0.002
	Surgery (ref = inexperience)	0.773	<.001	0.674	<.001	0.759	<.001	0.657	<.001
	Health plan type (ref = healthcare insurance)	0.111	0.098	−0.003	0.965	0.129	0.040	0.013	0.823
	CCI	−0.050	0.001	−0.052	<.001	−0.009	0.534	−0.034	0.003
	AIC					103,891		132,144

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