Table 4.

Additional Annual Medical Costs Per Child for Five Chronic Conditions.

Chronic Condition by Age Group	Additional Cost Per Child (US$)	Range in US$ [95% CI]
Age 0–5 years
Asthma***	1,169.72	[810.87, 1,528.57]
Epilepsy*	12,763.42	[487.42, 25,039.41]
Diabetes	Omitted	Omitted
Food allergies	−261.78	[−747.09, 223.53]
Hypertension	Omitted	Omitted
Age 6–11 years
Asthma***	1,549.88	[927.81, 2,171.95]
Epilepsy***	7,801.15	[4,514.96, 11,087.34]
Diabetes	Omitted	Omitted
Food allergies	2,381.03	[−291.16,5,053.22]
Hypertension	Omitted	Omitted
Age 12–18 Years
Asthma***	1,487.38	[1,118.15, 1,856.62]
Epilepsy***	6,460.05	[2,689.94, 10,230.17]
Diabetes***	4,130.90	[2,532.64, 5,729.16]
Food allergies	Omitted	Omitted
Hypertension	7,538.53	[−2,734.02, 17,81 1.07]
Age 0–18 years
Asthma***	1,377.60	[1,064.81, 1,690.38]
Epilepsy***	9,103.25	[4,725.67, 13,480.84]
Diabetes*	6,702.30	[−81.73, 12,722.87]
Food allergies	1,044.46	[−34.42,2,123.34]
Hypertension	9,059.49	[−458.42, 18,577.39]

Note. CI = confidence interval.

^*5% significance levels.

** 1% significance levels.

^***.01% significance levels, respectively.