Table 4 Multiple linear regression analyses predicting annual indirect 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 indirect costs | $11,473.86 | $14,216.84 | $ − 2742.98 | $ − 5840.50, $354.54 | 0.08 | $8435.37 | $9720.20 | $ − 1284.82 | $ − 5643.47, $3073.82 | 0.55 | ||
Food costs | $10,706.87 | $13,696.94 | $ − 2990.07 | $ − 6020.12, $39.97 | 0.06 | $7880.69 | $9567.01 | $ − 1686.32 | $ − 5888.96, $2516.33 | 0.42 | ||
Healthcare consultation costs | $235.13 | $204.12 | $31.01 | $ − 164.09, $226.11 | 0.75 | $227.42 | $59.58 | $167.84 | $68.95, $266.73 | 0.002 | ||
Research costs | $364.74 | $174.81 | $189.94 | $ − 104.39, $484.27 | 0.20 | $217.29 | $77.94 | $139.34 | $ − 62.63, $341.31 | 0.06 | ||
Lost wages | $167.12 | $140.97 | $26.15 | $ − 337.71, $390.01 | 0.88 | $109.97 | $15.65 | $94.31 | $5.53, $183.09 | 0.04 | ||