Table 2.
Mean, Men ($) |
95% CI | Mean, Women, ($) | 95% CI | P value | |
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Out-of-pocket expenses | |||||
Prescription | 959 | 918–1000 | 1177 | 1117–1237 | <0.001*** |
Office-Based | 225 | 200–250 | 244 | 223–265 | 0.263 |
Inpatient | 89 | 43–135 | 77 | 44–110 | 0.679 |
Outpatient | 42 | 34–50 | 49 | 41–57 | 0.217 |
ER Visit | 26 | 15–38 | 18 | 15–22 | 0.195 |
Dental | 182 | 156–207 | 167 | 141–193 | 0.420 |
Home Healthcare | 23 | 8–38 | 44 | 23–64 | 0.092 |
Others | 81 | 69–93 | 99 | 84–114 | 0.059 |
Pooled sample | 1631 | 1544–1717 | 1878 | 1788–1969 | <0.001*** |
Total direct expenditures | |||||
Prescription | 3334 | 3208–3460 | 3797 | 3660–3934 | <0.001*** |
Office-Based | 2340 | 2156–2523 | 2372 | 2246–2498 | 0.768 |
Inpatient | 3790 | 3402–4179 | 3660 | 3327–3993 | 0.611 |
Outpatient | 954 | 822–1085 | 963 | 834–1093 | 0.919 |
ER Visit | 294 | 262–326 | 295 | 264–326 | 0.967 |
Dental | 334 | 301–368 | 312 | 277–346 | 0.344 |
Home Healthcare | 397 | 332–462 | 752 | 646–858 | <0.001*** |
Others | 199 | 178–220 | 206 | 179–233 | 0.662 |
Pooled sample | 11,646 | 11,080–12,212 | 12,361 | 11,839–12,882 | 0.055 |
*Level of significance p < 0.05; ** level of significance p < 0.01; ***level of significance p < 0.001
Abbreviations: 95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval. Reported as dollars in 2014