Table 5 Multivariable analyses of hospitalization expenses for gastric cancer patients in Shanghai from 2014 to 2021

Constant

−19,117.69

1394.83

−13.706

 < 0.001

Sex (Female)

 Male

−3411.83

376.87

−9.053

 < 0.001

Age group (> 60)

 ≤ 60

−780.06

379.39

−2.056

0.0398

Length of Stay

1753.01

12.18

143.904

 < 0.001

Surgery (No)

 Yes

29,047.26

479.02

60.639

 < 0.001

Hospital Level (Community and Primary)

 Tertiary

25,485.19

1340.57

13.244

 < 0.001

 Secondary

17,755.12

1331.9

19.134

 < 0.001