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. 2015 Nov 4;7:545–553. doi: 10.2147/CEOR.S86599

Table 5.

Binary logistic regression for predictors of household catastrophic health expenditure

Variables OR 95% CI P-value
Parents took loan to offset hospital bills
 Yes 21.694 5.399–87.176 0.000
 No
Social class
 Upper
 Lower 10.481 2.322–47.310 0.002
Patient took ill during the study period
 Yes 5.788 1.128–29.694 0.035
 No
Household enrolled on NHIS
 Yes 2.131 0.101–44.803 0.626
 No

Note: P-value in bold font indicates statistical significance.

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; NHIS, National Health Insurance Scheme.