The excess costs of childhood food allergy on Canadian families: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Multiple linear regression analyses predicting annual direct household costs

	Cases (n = 35)	Controls (n = 35)	Difference	95% CI of the Difference	p-value
Total annual direct costs	$12,455.69	$10,078.93	$2376.76	$328.90, $4424.62	0.02
Food costs	$12,344.20	$10,063.76	$2280.44	$230.10, $4330.78	0.03
Transportation costs	$64.86	$19.61	$45.25	$17.56, $72.94	< 0.01
Medication costs	$46.64	$ − 4.43	$51.07	$14.00, $88.14	0.01

Annual household income, number of household members, and allergic comorbidities status (i.e., presence vs. absence) are included as covariates in each of the models
95% CI 95th percent confidence interval

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