Sex differences in healthcare expenditures among adults with diabetes: evidence from the medical expenditure panel survey, 2002–2011

Table 2 Unadjusted mean of health services for expenditures by sex among adults with diabetes

	Mean, Men ($)	95% CI	Mean, Women, ($)	95% CI	P value
Out-of-pocket expenses
Prescription	959	918–1000	1177	1117–1237	<0.001***
Office-Based	225	200–250	244	223–265	0.263
Inpatient	89	43–135	77	44–110	0.679
Outpatient	42	34–50	49	41–57	0.217
ER Visit	26	15–38	18	15–22	0.195
Dental	182	156–207	167	141–193	0.420
Home Healthcare	23	8–38	44	23–64	0.092
Others	81	69–93	99	84–114	0.059
Pooled sample	1631	1544–1717	1878	1788–1969	<0.001***
Total direct expenditures
Prescription	3334	3208–3460	3797	3660–3934	<0.001***
Office-Based	2340	2156–2523	2372	2246–2498	0.768
Inpatient	3790	3402–4179	3660	3327–3993	0.611
Outpatient	954	822–1085	963	834–1093	0.919
ER Visit	294	262–326	295	264–326	0.967
Dental	334	301–368	312	277–346	0.344
Home Healthcare	397	332–462	752	646–858	<0.001***
Others	199	178–220	206	179–233	0.662
Pooled sample	11,646	11,080–12,212	12,361	11,839–12,882	0.055

*Level of significance p < 0.05; ** level of significance p < 0.01; ***level of significance p < 0.001
Abbreviations: 95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval. Reported as dollars in 2014

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