Table 3 Association between household cost and other variables
From: Economic costs of hospitalized diarrheal disease in Bangladesh: a societal perspective
Variables | Number of patients (N) | Household cost, BDT (US $) | t / F-statistic | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average | SD | ||||
Age group (years) | |||||
 Up to 4 | 460 | 3440.66 (43.83) | 4549.87 (57.96) | 14.43a | <0.0001 |
 5 to 14 | 55 | 2483.17 (31.63) | 3113.52 (39.66) | ||
 15 to 45 | 195 | 4963.35 (63.23) | 4766.65 (60.72) | ||
 46 to 60 | 62 | 6706.05 (85.43) | 8555.34 (108.99) | ||
 60+ | 29 | 8407.58 (107.10) | 5987.61 (76.28) | ||
Age group under five and others | |||||
 Under 5 years old patients | 460 | 3440.66 (43.83) | 4549.87 (57.96) | 4.60b | <0.0001 |
 More than 5 years old patients | 341 | 5173.09 (65.90) | 5753.68 (73.30) | ||
Sex | |||||
 Male | 404 | 4441.82 (56.58) | 5581.65 (71.10) | 1.46b | 0.14 |
 Female | 397 | 3909.90 (49.81) | 4696.13 (59.82) | ||
Type of care | |||||
 Inpatient care | 402 | 6570.79 (83.70) | 5457.71 (69.52) | 14.88b | <0.0001 |
 Outpatient care | 399 | 1767.58 (22.52) | 3465.92 (44.15) | ||
Income quintile | |||||
 Poorest quintile (≤10,000) | 276 | 3689.3 (47.00) | 4412.93 (56.22) | 0.28a | 0.89 |
 2nd quintile (10,001- 12,000) | 82 | 4037.95 (51.44) | 4785.6 (60.96) | ||
 3rd quintile (12,001-18,000) | 166 | 4202.38 (53.53) | 4866.93 (62.00) | ||
 4th quintile (18,001-30,000) | 187 | 4453.03 (56.73) | 5789.56 (73.75) | ||
 Upper quintile (30,000+) | 90 | 5189.48 (66.11) | 6549.86 (83.44) | ||
For under 5 years old patients | |||||
 Sex | |||||
  Male | 248 | 3571.68 (45.50) | 4566.33 (58.17) | 0.67b | 0.505 |
  Female | 212 | 3287.38 (41.88) | 4536.52 (57.79) | ||
 Type of care | |||||
  Inpatient care | 142 | 6770.96 (86.25) | 4376.74 (55.75) | 11.36b | <0.0001 |
  Outpatient care | 318 | 1953.54 (24.89) | 3777.22 (48.12) | ||
 Income quintile | |||||
  Poorest quintile (≤10,000) | 167 | 3499.31 (44.58) | 4596.37 (58.55) | 0.28a | 0.8919 |
  2nd quintile (10,001- 12,000) | 48 | 3835.03 (48.85) | 5304.53 (67.57) | ||
  3rd quintile (12,001-18,000) | 94 | 3076.29 (39.19) | 3794.47 (48.34) | ||
  4th quintile (18,001-30,000) | 111 | 3554.23 (45.28) | 5024.53 (64.01) | ||
  Upper quintile (30,000+) | 40 | 3263.63 (41.57) | 3697.33 (47.10) | ||