Table 4 The cost of illness and factors associated with the capacity to afford payment.
From: Economic burden and financial vulnerability of injuries among the elderly in Vietnam
Characteristics | Ability to afford the payment | Total medical cost | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | Coef. | 95% CI | |
Individual characteristics | ||||
 Gender (vs Male) | ||||
  Female |  |  | 0.32* | − 0.03; 0.66 |
 Marital status (vs Single/Divorce/Widow) | ||||
  Living with spouse/partner | 2.14*** | 1.22; 3.76 |  |  |
 Caregiver (vs No) |  |  |  |  |
  Yes |  |  | − 1.11*** | − 1.56; − 0.66 |
 Monthly household income quintiles (vs Poorest) | ||||
  Poor | 2.29** | 1.09; 4.80 |  |  |
  Normal | 1.04 | 0.45; 2.41 |  |  |
  Rich | 1.03 | 0.49; 2.16 |  |  |
  Richest | 1.27 | 0.60; 2.70 |  |  |
 Education (vs Not going to school) | ||||
  Primary school | 2.38** | 1.05; 5.38 |  |  |
  High school | 4.33*** | 1.84; 10.19 |  |  |
  Above high school | 3.80*** | 1.42; 10.17 |  |  |
Health status | ||||
 Type of patients (vs Inpatient) | ||||
  Outpatient | 2.47*** | 1.24; 4.91 | − 2.37*** | − 2.63; − 2.11 |
 Type of current fall injuries (vs Soft tissue injuries) | ||||
  Hard tissue injuries | 0.63 | 0.36; 1.11 | 1.15*** | 0.32; 1.98 |
 History of health issues (Yes vs No) | ||||
  Hypertension | 0.70 | 0.43; 1.16 |  |  |
  Spine problems | 1.54 | 0.83; 2.85 | 0.50** | 0.12; 0.89 |
  Others | 0.49** | 0.27; 0.90 |  |  |
Total medical cost (unit: US $) | 1.00* | 0.99; 1.00 | Â | Â |
