Table 3 Multiple linear regression analyses predicting annual direct household costs among participants falling above and below the provincial median annual income level
From: The excess costs of childhood food allergy on Canadian families: a cross-sectional study
Participants above the provincial median income level | Participants below the provincial median income level | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases (n = 20) | Controls (n = 19) | Difference | 95% CI of the difference | p-value | Cases (n = 15) | Controls (n = 16) | Difference | 95% CI of the difference | p-value | |||
Total annual direct costs | $14,427.65 | $10,197.60 | $4230.04 | $963.44, $7496.65 | 0.01 | $10,264.09 | $9527.69 | $736.40 | $ − 1594.05, $3069.85 | 0.52 | ||
Food costs | $14,329.68 | $10,178.23 | $4151.44 | $861.49, $7441.40 | 0.02 | $10,142.41 | $9510.14 | $632.27 | $ − 1692.52, $2957.05 | 0.58 | ||
Transportation costs | $46.43 | $26.80 | $19.63 | $ − 18.28, $57.55 | 0.30 | $81.06 | $18.93 | $62.14 | $21.60, $102.67 | 0.004 | ||
Medication costs | $51.45 | $ − 7.42 | $58.96 | $ − 2.63, $120.56 | 0.06 | $40.62 | $ − 1.37 | $41.99 | $ − 6.69, $90.68 | 0.09 | ||