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. 2024 Jul 31;39(14):2875–2877. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-08964-8

Table 2.

Cost and Non-Cost Associated Barriers to Care Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Adjusted for Sex, Foreign Born, and Income

White Black Hispanic Asian
Reference aOR 95% low 95% high P value aOR 95% low 95% high P value aOR 95% low 95% high P value
Places to get care—emergency room - 3.83 3.51 4.18  < 0.001 2.49 2.22 2.78  < 0.001 0.67 0.48 0.93 0.02
Cost-associated barriers
  Delayed generalist care due to cost - 1.67 1.58 1.77  < 0.001 1.72 1.62 1.82  < 0.001 1.19 1.06 1.33 0.004
  Delayed specialist care due to cost - 0.97 0.93 1.01 0.16 1.02 0.98 1.07 0.38 1.16 1.08 1.25  < 0.001
  Delayed follow-up care due to cost 1.49 1.41 1.57  < 0.001 1.55 1.47 1.65  < 0.001 1.02 0.92 1.15 0.67
  Delayed filling prescription due to cost - 1.09 1.04 1.15  < 0.001 0.96 0.91 1.01 0.14 0.89 0.8 0.98 0.02
  Skipped medication due to cost - 1.1 1.04 1.16  < 0.001 0.98 0.92 1.05 0.6 0.94 0.83 1.06 0.28
Non-cost associated barriers
  Delay in care—no time off work - 1.15 1.09 1.22  < 0.001 1.7 1.62 1.78  < 0.001 1.98 1.84 2.13  < 0.001
  Delay in care—no transportation - 1.57 1.49 1.65  < 0.001 1.45 1.37 1.54  < 0.001 1.17 1.04 1.31 0.008
  Delay in care—no childcare - 1.25 1.14 1.37  < 0.001 2.1 1.94 2.29  < 0.001 1.11 0.95 1.31 0.19
  Delay in care—no elder care - 1.14 1.02 1.26 0.02 1.46 1.32 1.63  < 0.001 0.91 0.73 1.13 0.4
  Delay in care—living in rural area - 0.92 0.85 0.99 0.04 1.14 1.05 1.25 0.003 0.59 0.48 0.73  < 0.001