Table 3 Factors associated with total care expenditures: After controlling for co-variates
Variables | β | Standard error | P-value | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | |||||
Constant | 0.056 | .013 | .029 | .250 | ||
Sex (ref: male) | Female | .005 | 0.013 | .000 | .065 | .117 |
Age | 65–74 | -.001 | 0.028 | .449 | -.076 | .034 |
(ref.: 60–64) | 75–84* | .012 | 0.027 | .000 | .135 | .242 |
85–94* | -.026 | 0.029 | .000 | -.504 | -.391 | |
Above 95* | -.023 | 0.044 | .000 | -1.235 | -1.061 | |
Economic status | Partial basic livelihood* | .604 | 0.018 | .000 | 11.653 | 11.723 |
(ref.: full basic) | General* | 1.053 | 0.015 | .000 | 16.710 | 16.769 |
Care needs level | .020 | 0.006 | .000 | .147 | .171 | |
Disability | Physically handicapped* | -.016 | 0.016 | .000 | -.377 | -.314 |
(ref.: none) | Cerebral* | -.032 | 0.020 | .000 | -.740 | -.663 |
Visual* | -.007 | 0.035 | .000 | -.383 | -.247 | |
Hearing* | -.002 | 0.026 | .001 | -.138 | -.037 | |
Complex or others* | -.056 | 0.033 | .000 | -2.569 | -2.440 | |
Cohabitant | Spouse (husband or wife)* | .016 | 0.019 | .000 | .256 | .331 |
(ref.: alone) | Family member* | .008 | 0.017 | .000 | .095 | .162 |
Relative or/and neighbors | .000 | 0.062 | .991 | -.121 | .122 | |
In a residential facility* | .046 | 0.020 | .000 | .869 | .947 | |
Other* | .072 | 0.027 | .000 | 2.298 | 2.403 | |
Disease | Dementia* | .037 | 0.042 | .000 | .551 | .715 |
(ref.: none) | CVD* | .037 | 0.043 | .000 | .680 | .849 |
Dementia + CVD* | .029 | 0.047 | .000 | .882 | 1.066 | |
Hypertension* | .009 | 0.062 | .000 | .454 | .695 | |
DM* | .013 | 0.058 | .000 | .644 | .873 | |
Arthritis* | .016 | 0.044 | .000 | .338 | .511 | |
Back and hipbone pain* | .035 | 0.043 | .000 | .700 | .869 | |
Fracture and dislocation* | .033 | 0.044 | .000 | .814 | .988 | |
Cancer* | -.044 | 0.058 | .000 | -2.766 | -2.538 | |
Dyspnea* | .014 | 0.081 | .000 | 1.251 | 1.570 | |
Hearing loss | .001 | 0.014 | .074 | -.024 | .531 | |
Cataract* | .002 | 0.068 | .047 | .002 | .268 | |
Other | .002 | 0.044 | .255 | -.036 | .137 | |