Table 5.
Comparison of oral healthcare costs for refugees with and without toothache (in EUR, using Student’s t-test with case exclusion)
| Treatment procedures | Toothache | Mean (SD) (in EUR) | Average difference | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost for conservative treatment | Minimum | Yes (n = 48) | 180.2 (106.3) | 46.9 | 0.03 |
| Minimum | No (n = 45) | 133.3 (101.2) | |||
| Maximum | Yes (n = 48) | 242.0 (155.6) | 74.6 | 0.02 | |
| Maximum | No (n = 45) | 167.3 (142.3) | |||
| Cost for prosthetic treatment | Yes (n = 26) | 572.2 (380.5) | −38.6 | 0.75 | |
| No (n = 16) | 610.8 (427.1) | ||||
| Overall oral healthcare costs | Minimum | Yes (n = 49) | 480.1 (440.8) | 102.5 | 0.27 |
| Minimum | No (n = 45) | 377.6 (450.2) | |||
| Maximum | Yes (n = 49) | 540.7 (453.6) | 129.0 | 0.18 | |
| Maximum | No (n = 45) | 411.7 (469.9) | |||
SD standard deviation