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. 2023 Mar 2;9:e42350. doi: 10.2196/42350

Table 4.

Annual outpatient expense compared by gender.a

Gender Study group

Cancer groups (ICD-9-CMb) Comparison group

Hematologic cancer (200-208) (n=3934) P valuec Brain cancer (191-192) (n=2241) P valuec Benign brain tumor (225) (n=7825) P valuec Non-CNSd solid tumor (140-190; 193-199) (n=19,105) P valuec No cancer individuals (n=64,754) P valuec
Female 255.92 (163.12-401.30) N/Ae 492.35 (250.84-1364.01) N/A 311.17 (189.30-538.72) N/A 256.09 (160.60-410.86) N/A 201.67 (126.46-309.05) N/A
Male 208.57 (123.75-342.92) <.001 458.34 (193.74-1404.03) .06 237.66 (134.68-469.39) <.001 192.07 (111.78-322.92) <.001 153.35 (88.48-252.09) <.001

aData represent the median expense in US $ per person per year (IQR).

bICD-9-CM: International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification.

cCompared with females in each group.

dCNS: central nervous system.

eN/A: not applicable.