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. 2012 Dec 28;7(12):e52928. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052928

Table 4. Multivariate analysis of associations between medical expense and other household consumptions, measured by the actual amount and percentage.

Amount of expense Percentage of expense
Est. p-value OR p-value
Basic (food, produce, etc) 0.75 <0.001 0.67 <0.001
Education 0.13 <0.001 1.00 0.77
Saving/Investment 0.53 <0.001 0.90 <0.001
Entertainment 0.13 <0.001 0.98 0.16
Insurance 0.35 <0.001 0.86 <0.001
Durable goods 0.08 <0.001 0.98 0.49
Alcohol/Tobacco 0.04 <0.001 0.98 0.54
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Adjusted for household characteristics (household size, presence of younger than 18, presence of older than 65, basic insurance coverage, commercial insurance coverage, per capita income, city, urban) and household head characteristics (age, gender, education, occupation, marital status). Est: estimated regression coefficient in linear regression. OR: odds ratio in logistic regression.