TABLE 1.
Adjusted Mean Difference in Total, Inpatient, and Ambulatory Care Spine-Related Spending After Relocation (postrelocation year – baseline year) to Areas of Higher or Lower Chiropractic Care Accessibilitya
| Total | Inpatient | Ambulatory Care | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Chiropractic Care Accessibility | Mean Difference ($) | P | Mean Difference ($) | P | Mean Difference ($) | P |
| Resident of quintile 1, lowest | ||||||
| Moved to area of higher chiropractic accessibility | 46 | .92 | 202 | .60 | −156 | .17 |
| Resident of quintile 2 | ||||||
| Moved to area of lower chiropractic accessibility | −57 | .89 | −38 | .91 | −19 | .86 |
| Moved to area of higher chiropractic accessibility | −297 | .26 | −176 | .46 | −121 | .08 |
| Resident of quintile 3 | ||||||
| Moved to area of lower chiropractic accessibility | 513 | .05 | 434 | .06 | 79 | .25 |
| Moved to area of higher chiropractic accessibility | 242 | .30 | 165 | .43 | 77 | .21 |
| Resident of quintile 4 | ||||||
| Moved to area of lower chiropractic accessibility | 108 | .60 | 32 | .86 | 76 | .16 |
| Moved to area of higher chiropractic accessibility | 132 | .59 | 15 | .95 | 118 | .07 |
| Resident of quintile 5, highest | ||||||
| Moved to area of lower chiropractic accessibility | 38 | .86 | 64 | .73 | −26 | .64 |
a
Adjusted for age, sex, race, baseline comorbidity, change in comorbidity, and primary care physician accessibility.