Table 3.
Correlations of Private Health Care Expenses with Disease Severity
| Cost categories | Disease severity score: median (IQR) |
|---|---|
| Private admission costs | |
| 0 | 0 (0–1) |
| 1–10,000 | 1.5 (0.5–3.5) |
| 10,001–20,000 | 0 (0–1) |
| 20,001–30,000 | 2 (1–3) |
| More than 30,000 | 2 (0.5–3) |
| Unsure | 1 (0.5–2) |
| rs, p | 0.35, <0.001 |
| Private medication costs | |
| 0 | 0 (0–1) |
| 1–10,000 | 1 (0–2) |
| 10,001–20,000 | 1 (0–3) |
| More than 20,000 | 3 (2–4) |
| Unsure | 1 (0–2) |
| rs, p | 0.27, 0.006 |
Statistical test: Spearman's rank-order correlation.
“Unsure” describes subjects who could not recall the expenses or those who had outstanding bills.