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Table 2 Naïve ordinary least squares regression results

From: Mendelian randomization: estimation of inpatient hospital costs attributable to obesity

Covariate

Continuous BMI

Binary BMI

Coefficient

SE

P-value

95% CI

Coefficient

SE

P-value

95% CI

Low

High

Low

High

BMI

21.611

0.652

< 0.001

20.333

22.889

205.527

7.183

< 0.001

191.449

219.604

Age

−49.341

5.492

< 0.001

−60.106

−38.577

−47.531

5.493

< 0.001

−58.297

−36.765

Age squared

0.619

0.050

< 0.001

0.522

0.716

0.608

0.050

< 0.001

0.511

0.705

Sex

− 644.472

43.352

< 0.001

− 729.441

− 559.502

− 606.837

43.339

< 0.001

−691.779

− 521.895

Sex and Age Interaction

11.591

0.758

< 0.001

10.104

13.077

11.155

0.758

< 0.001

9.669

12.641

Townsend index

8.979

1.034

< 0.001

6.952

11.005

9.544

1.034

< 0.001

7.518

11.571

Smoking Status

126.316

10.150

< 0.001

106.423

146.209

120.019

10.147

< 0.001

100.131

139.907

Black

104.144

25.287

< 0.001

54.583

153.706

116.879

25.284

< 0.001

67.324

166.435

Mixed

26.561

43.427

0.541

−58.555

111.676

25.539

43.440

0.557

−59.601

110.680

Asian

36.939

20.968

0.078

−4.157

78.036

32.292

20.972

0.124

−8.813

73.396

Other

30.554

28.049

0.276

−24.422

85.530

32.230

28.057

0.251

−22.761

87.222

Intercept

778.239

151.054

< 0.001

482.178

1074.300

1250.700

150.661

< 0.001

955.409

1545.990

R2

0.012

0.012

Adjusted R2

0.012

0.012