Table 7.
ORs for Being Unable to Get Care and Delaying Care for Financial Reasons Among Nonelderly Adults With Heart Disease by Presence of High Total Burden, 2010–2015
| Unable to Get Care, OR (95% CI) | Delayed Care, OR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | |
| Burden vs low total burden | ||||
| High total burden | 1.35 (0.99–1.84) | 1.04 (0.75–1.46) | 1.74 (1.25–2.43) | 1.37 (0.98–1.92) |
| Age group vs 18–39 y | ||||
| Age 40–54 y | 1.47 (1.08–2.00) | 1.49 (1.07–2.05) | 1.44 (1.03–2.02) | 1.44 (1.02–2.05) |
| Age 55–64 y | 1.47 (1.10–1.97) | 1.49 (1.07–2.08) | 1.54 (1.07–2.23) | 1.48 (1.00–2.21) |
| Sex vs male | ||||
| Female | 1.27 (1.02–1.57) | 1.15 (0.91–1.46) | 1.21 (0.99–1.48) | 1.04 (0.82–1.3) |
| Race/ethnicity vs white/other | ||||
| Black | 1.23 (1.01–1.50) | 0.83 (0.67–1.03) | 1.12 (0.89–1.41) | 0.82 (0.64–1.05) |
| Hispanic | 1.01 (0.76–1.35) | 0.67 (0.50–0.90) | 0.93 (0.66–1.32) | 0.73 (0.51–1.05) |
| Insurance vs private group | ||||
| Private nongroup | … | 1.14 (0.58–2.23) | … | 1.96 (1.14–3.39) |
| Public | … | 2.16 (1.43–3.26) | … | 2.22 (1.49–3.31) |
| Uninsured | … | … | 2.69 (1.73–4.17) | |
| Marital status vs married | ||||
| Never married | … | 1.13 (0.80–1.60) | … | 1.13 (0.79–1.60) |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | … | 1.60 (1.15–2.22) | … | 1.55 (1.13–2.11) |
| Employment status vs full‐time work | ||||
| Not working | … | 1.14 (0.83–1.56) | … | 1.24 (0.90–1.70) |
| Part‐time worker | … | 1.06 (0.73–1.55) | … | 1.35 (0.85–2.14) |
| Poverty status vs high income | ||||
| Poor | … | 2.35 (1.48–3.72) | … | 1.74 (1.08–2.82) |
| Low income/near poor | … | 2.54 (1.69–3.81) | … | 1.93 (1.26–2.98) |
| Middle income | … | 2.48 (1.72–3.57) | … | 2.10 (1.45–3.05) |
| Education vs more than high school | ||||
| Less than high school | … | 1.06 (0.78–1.44) | … | 0.77 (0.57–1.06) |
| High school | … | 0.98 (0.76–1.27) | … | 0.89 (0.69–1.16) |
| Region vs Northeast | ||||
| Midwest | … | 1.21 (0.84–1.75) | … | 0.89 (0.62–1.28) |
| South | … | 1.09 (0.79–1.52) | … | 0.96 (0.70–1.32) |
| West | … | 1.33 (0.90–1.96) | … | 0.93 (0.64–1.34) |
| Urbanicity vs MSA | ||||
| Non‐MSA | … | 1.00 (0.77–1.29) | … | 1.11 (0.78–1.57) |
| No. of observations | 5332 | 5332 | 5332 | 5332 |
Data are from authors’ calculations using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey–Household Component (MEPS‐HC), 2010–2015. High total burden is defined as spending ≥20% of disposable family income on healthcare services and health insurance premiums. MSA indicates metropolitan statistical area; OR, odds ratio.