Table 4.
Correlations between total costs with patients’ variables and visits to different healthcare practitioners
| Variable | Total Costs* | p Value |
|---|---|---|
| Sex |
−0.117 |
0.054 |
| Race |
0.093 |
0.126 |
| Marital Status |
−0.107 |
0.078 |
| Income |
0.005 |
0.930 |
| Age |
−0.301 |
<0.001 |
| Primary care |
0.093 |
0.126 |
| Specialist |
0.361 |
<0.001 |
| ER | 0.254 | <0.001 |
*Pearson’s correlation; significant values in bold.