Table 2.
Estimated concentration index, odds ratio and their confidence interval of health care utilization with regard to the subgroup analysis in Markazi province, Iran, 2008.
| Number of subjects | Concentration index (C) | Confidence interval of C | Odds ratio (OR) Q4,Q5/Q1,Q2 | Confidence interval of OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCU | Overall | 779 | 0.053 | (−0.059 to 0.165) | 1.74 | (1.4 to 2.08) |
| Types of HCU | GP care | 167 | 0.109 | (0.094 to 0.124) | 1.93 | (1.53 to 2.34) |
| Specialist care | 168 | 0.115 | (0.0998 to 0.131) | 1.63 | (1.23 to 2.02) | |
| HW care | 171 | −0.065 | (−0.084 to −0.046) | 0.70 | (0.32,1.07) | |
| No seeking | 273 | 0 | 0 | |||
| HCU-sex | Female | 466 | 0.049 | (−0.10 to 0.20) | 1.76 | (1.31 to 2.22) |
| Male | 333 | 0.065 | (−0.10 to 0.23) | 1.9 | (1.39 to 2.41) | |
| HCU-living area | City | 353 | 0.025 | (−0.14 to 0.19) | 1.54 | (0.99 to 2.1) |
| Rural | 426 | 0.068 | (−0.088 to 0.224) | 1.96 | (1.48 to 2.44) | |
| HCU-insurance | Insured | 678 | 0.0478 | (−0.074 to 0.17) | 1.66 | (1.29 to 2.02) |