TABLE 3.

Linear regression models of health care utilization and costs associated with syndemics (2001–2007)

Outcome variablea	B	SE (B)	β	p	95 % CI
Medical costs	0.14	0.07	0.12	p < .05	0.001–0.28
No. of medical visits	0.16	0.07	0.14	p < .05	0.02–0.31
Mental health costs	0.14	0.11	0.14	p = 0.18	−0.07–0.35
No. of mental health visits	0.04	0.02	0.25	p < .05	0.01–0.07

All models were adjusted for age, education, and racial/ethnic minority status

CI confidence interval, SE standard error

^aQuartile transformed