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Table 4 Regression results

From: The patient’s anxiety before seeing a doctor and her/his hospital choice behavior in China

 

(1)

(2)

 

The patient’s hospital choice behavior

Total average scoring of SAS

 

0.827**

  

(2.42)

Anxiousness

0.0612***

 
 

(3.74)

 

Fear

0.0450***

 
 

(3.77)

 

Panic

0.0241**

 
 

(2.09)

 

Mental disintegration

0.0227**

 
 

(2.19)

 

Apprehension

0.0234*

 
 

(1.95)

 

Tremors

0.0748

 
 

(1.48)

 

Body aches & pains

0.0203*

 
 

(1.69)

 

Easy fatiguability & weakness

0.0632***

 
 

(3.81)

 

Restlessness

0.0369**

 
 

(2.08)

 

Palpitation

0.0701***

 
 

(3.36)

 

Dizziness

0.0554***

 
 

(2.79)

 

Faintness

0.0594***

 
 

(2.96)

 

Dyspnea

0.0216*

 
 

(1.85)

 

Paresthesias

0.0224

 
 

(0.47)

 

Nausea & vomiting

0.0469*

 
 

(1.85)

 

Urinary frequency

0.0343**

 
 

(1.96)

 

Sweating

0.0414**

 
 

(2.20)

 

Face flushing

0.0383**

 
 

(2.50)

 

Insomnia

0.0484***

 
 

(3.94)

 

Nightmares

0.0503***

 
 

(3.87)

 

Age dummy variables

Yes

Yes

Gender dummy variable

Yes

Yes

Marital status dummy variables

Yes

Yes

Education dummy variables

Yes

Yes

Income dummy variables

Yes

Yes

Employment status dummy variables

Yes

Yes

Job occupation dummy variables

Yes

Yes

Health status dummy variable

Yes

Yes

Medical insurance dummy variables

Yes

Yes

Reimbursement percentage of medical costs dummy variables

Yes

Yes

Severity of disease dummy variables

Yes

Yes

Stage of the disease dummy variables

Yes

Yes

Cutoff point 1

−0.282

0.0960

 

(−0.21)

(0.07)

Cutoff point 2

2.146

2.482*

 

(1.57)

(1.88)

Cutoff point 3

2.921**

3.239**

 

(2.14)

(2.45)

Cutoff point 4

3.125**

3.437***

 

(2.29)

(2.60)

Number of observations

4853

4853

Log pseudo-likelihood

166.0

145.8

  1. t statistics in parentheses, * p < 0.10, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01.