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Table 2 Drivers of the diagnostic costs: multivariate analyses

From: Italian regional health service costs for diagnosis and 1-year treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents

Constant

Coefficient

CI 95%

p*

378.55

(348.43–408.66)

<0.0001

Center

 A

66.24

(48.05–84.42)

<0.0001

 B

20.25

(2.42–38.08)

0.0260

 C

77.75

(59.81–95.69)

<0.0001

 D

51.21

(30.99–71.42)

<0.0001

 E

70.33

(48.53–92.12)

<0.0001

 F

79.40

(58.18–100.62)

<0.0001

 G

75.76

(55.44–96.108)

<0.0001

 H

72.11

(54.92–89.31)

<0.0001

 I

79.72

(58.63–100.8)

<0.0001

 J

93.36

(75.5–111.22)

<0.0001

 K

38.67

(15.63–61.71)

0.0010

 L

  

 M

87.82

(13.78–161.86)

0.0201

 N

46.85

(25.86–67.84)

<0.0001

 O

84.22

(67.35–101.09)

<0.0001

 P

82.20

(61.25–103.15)

<0.0001

 Q

59.44

(32.61–86.28)

<0.0001

 R

77.65

(56.14–99.15)

<0.0001

Gender

 Female

4.41

(−2.79 to 11.61)

ns

 Male

  

Age at diagnosis

 Years

0.70

(−1.14 to 2.54)

ns

Scholarship

 Primary

6.71

(−3.66 to 17.08)

ns

 Middle

  

Scholar support

 Yes

  

 None

9.56

(−0.84 to 19.97)

ns

Sender

 GP

8.70

(−5.78 to 23.19)

ns

 Relatives

  

 School

9.47

(1.52–17.43)

0.0196

 Neuropsychiatric (private)

5.38

(−5.89 to 16.65)

ns

 Neuropsychiatric (NHS)

5.65

(−8.08 to 19.38)

ns

 CANS

5.11

(−3.77 to 14)

ns

Familiar history of ADHD

 Positive

2.10

(−4.99 to 9.18)

ns

 Negative

  

Diagnosis of ADHD

 Yes

2.70

(−3.55 to 8.94)

ns

 None

  

Psychiatric concomitant disorders

 Yes

  

 None

0.66

(−5.02 to 6.33)

ns

CGIS

 <5

3.74

(−3.15 to 10.64)

ns

 ≥5

  

Time to diagnosis

 Working days

0.05

(0.02–0.09)

0.0033

  1. * Multivariate linear regression model