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Table.3 Results of the regression analyses

From: Variables affecting pricing of orphan drugs: the Italian case

 

Dependent variable: Log cost

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Prevalence

− 0.582** (− 1.122, − 0.041)

  

− 0.526* (− 1.101, 0.049)

0.829* (− 0.073, 1.731)

1.197** (0.185, 2.210)

RCT

 

− 0.176 (− 0.739, 0.387)

 

0.141 (− 0.466, 0.748)

1.029*** (0.301, 1.758)

0.779* (− 0.002, 1.561)

ASMR

  

− 0.338** (− 0.665, − 0.011)

− 0.287 (− 0.625, 0.052)

− 0.225 (− 0.530, 0.080)

− 0.203 (− 0.533, 0.127)

ATC l

     

0.091 (− 0.685, 0.867)

Class H of eligibility

     

− 0.205 (− 0.955, 0.545)

2015

     

1.468** (0.341, 2.595)

2016

     

0.908 (− 0.187, 2.004)

2017

     

1.376*** (0.399, 2.354)

2018

     

1.110** (0.097, 2.124)

2019

     

0.888 (− 0.160, 1.937)

Prevalence * RCT

    

− 2.016*** (− 3.118, − 0.915)

− 2.187*** (− 3.338, − 1.037)

Constant

11.554*** (11.168, 11.939)

11.430*** (10.976, 11.884)

12.582*** (11.277, 13.886)

12.653*** (11.260, 14.047)

11.936*** (10.629, 13.244)

10.885*** (9.236, 12.534)

Observations

63

60

55

52

52

52

R2

0.068

0.006

0.072

0.123

0.312

0.449

  1. ASMR Amélioration du Service Médical Rendu, ATC Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (Classification), Log cost Logarithmic transformation of annual treatmente cost, RCT Randomized Clinical Trial
  2. *p < 0.1; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01