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Table 4 Association between healthcare expenditure (in USD) and body mass index

From: Costs associated with depression and obesity among cardiovascular patients: medical expenditure panel survey analysis

Expenditure

Normal [median (95% CIa)]

Overweight [median (95% CIa)]

p

Obese [median (95% CIa)]

p

Office

317 (300, 336)

313 (299, 328)

0.652

407 (388, 428)

<  0.001

Outpatient

4.49 (4.11, 4.9)

4.63 (4.3, 5)

0.559

6.25 (5.75, 6.79)

<  0.001

Emergency room

3.71 (3.47, 3.98)

3.28 (3.09, 3.48)

0.002

3.76 (3.58, 3.96)

0.713

Inpatient

2.36 (2.21, 2.51)

2.28 (2.17, 2.41)

0.549

2.68 (2.58, 2.8)

<  0.001

Prescription

486 (461, 512)

578 (553, 604)

<  0.001

854 (819, 890)

<  0.001

Dental

8.68 (8.05, 9.35)

7.9 (7.46, 8.37)

0.029

6.76 (6.39, 7.15)

<  0.001

Home healthcare

1.74 (1.66, 1.83)

1.44 (1.39, 1.48)

<  0.001

1.68 (1.63, 1.74)

0.319

Other

3.71 (3.5, 3.94)

3.65 (3.49, 3.81)

0.652

4.39 (4.2, 4.59)

<  0.001

Total

2129 (2029, 2233)

2188 (2107, 2272)

0.227

2858 (2750, 2969)

<  0.001

  1. aCI Confidence Interval