Table 4.
The cost of illness and factors associated with the capacity to afford payment.
| Characteristics | Ability to afford the payment | Total medical cost | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | Coef. | 95% CI | |
| Individual characteristics | ||||
| Gender (vs Male) | ||||
| Female | 0.32* | − 0.03; 0.66 | ||
| Marital status (vs Single/Divorce/Widow) | ||||
| Living with spouse/partner | 2.14*** | 1.22; 3.76 | ||
| Caregiver (vs No) | ||||
| Yes | − 1.11*** | − 1.56; − 0.66 | ||
| Monthly household income quintiles (vs Poorest) | ||||
| Poor | 2.29** | 1.09; 4.80 | ||
| Normal | 1.04 | 0.45; 2.41 | ||
| Rich | 1.03 | 0.49; 2.16 | ||
| Richest | 1.27 | 0.60; 2.70 | ||
| Education (vs Not going to school) | ||||
| Primary school | 2.38** | 1.05; 5.38 | ||
| High school | 4.33*** | 1.84; 10.19 | ||
| Above high school | 3.80*** | 1.42; 10.17 | ||
| Health status | ||||
| Type of patients (vs Inpatient) | ||||
| Outpatient | 2.47*** | 1.24; 4.91 | − 2.37*** | − 2.63; − 2.11 |
| Type of current fall injuries (vs Soft tissue injuries) | ||||
| Hard tissue injuries | 0.63 | 0.36; 1.11 | 1.15*** | 0.32; 1.98 |
| History of health issues (Yes vs No) | ||||
| Hypertension | 0.70 | 0.43; 1.16 | ||
| Spine problems | 1.54 | 0.83; 2.85 | 0.50** | 0.12; 0.89 |
| Others | 0.49** | 0.27; 0.90 | ||
| Total medical cost (unit: US $) | 1.00* | 0.99; 1.00 | ||
***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1.