Table 3.
Annual direct health care cost and cost components for persons with versus without any criminal justice system encounters
| Mean ± SD, $ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost category | Persons with any criminal justice system involvement (n = 278) |
Persons without any criminal justice system involvement (n = 331) |
Unadjusted p value | Adjusted p valuea |
| Total health care cost | 23121 ± 31813 | 20206 ± 28307 | .346 | .420 |
| Inpatient hospitalization | 10330 ± 26226 | 5376 ± 18525 | .001 | .019 |
| Outpatient care | 6890 ± 16594 | 8503 ± 18727 | .424 | .150 |
| Medication | 4704 ± 3045 | 5001 ± 3531 | .508 | .183 |
| Labs and other cost | 1197 ± 3990 | 1326 ± 3272 | .286 | .672 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
aAdjusted p-value for age, gender, and ethnicity.