Table 2. Estimated Differences in Annual Total Health Care Expenditure for 2015, Comparing Those Who Did and Did Not Participate in the SNAP Program.
| Characteristic | Difference (95% CI), $ |
|---|---|
| Age and gender adjusted | 34 (−1097 to 1165) |
| Fully adjusteda | −1409 (−2694 to −125) |
| Subgroups | |
| Insurance | |
| Private | −993 (−1902 to −84) |
| Medicare | −2709 (−5111 to −308) |
| Other public | −2544 (−5032 to −56) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic white | −1853 (−3560 to −146) |
| Non-Hispanic black | −1255 (−2478 to −33) |
| Hispanic | −705 (−1336 to −74) |
| Disability status | |
| Not disabled | −943 (−1779 to −107) |
| Disabled | −3958 (−7796 to −119) |
| Comorbidities | |
| No hypertension | −689 (−1325 to −53) |
| Hypertension | −2654 (−5104 to −205) |
| No coronary heart disease | −860 (−1720 to −76) |
| Coronary heart disease | −4109 (−7971 to −247) |
Abbreviation: SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
a
Fully adjusted regression estimates from generalized linear model with gamma distribution and log link, incorporating survey design information, and adjusted for age, age squared, gender, race/ethnicity, region, rurality, insurance, education, income, disability, comorbidity, and death during study period. Full model can be found in the eAppendix in the Supplement.