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Table 7 Decomposition of inequality in health care costs ranked by income, regression coefficient (B) and concentration index (CI) for each determinant

From: Socioeconomic inequality of diabetes patients’ health care utilization in Denmark

Ranked by income

SECONDARY CARE

PRIMARY CARE

PHARMACEUTICALS

INPATIENT

OUTPATIENT

Care

long stays

Rehabilitation

Care

Rehabilitation

General pracitice

Specialist

Variable (reference group)

 

Mean

Mean

Mean

Mean

Mean

Mean

Mean

Mean

Income

b01**

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

*

0.00

 

ci01***

0.34

***

0.34

***

0.34

***

0.34

***

0.31

***

0.34

***

0.34

***

0.34

***

Education (high education)

 low education

b02

1656.98

***

54.93

 

4.80

 

−1036.59

***

−287.87

*

349.09

***

−262.41

***

86.52

 

ci02

−0.19

***

−0.19

***

−0.19

***

−0.20

***

−0.19

***

−0.19

***

−0.19

***

−0.19

***

 medium education

b03

1025.82

***

44.26

 

−4.24

 

−322.94

 

−137.91

 

216.14

***

−8.86

 

−159.67

***

ci03

0.11

***

0.11

***

0.11

***

0.10

***

0.08

***

0.11

***

0.11

***

0.11

***

Age and gender (Males0-14) (Females0-14)

 M15-29

b04

−613.27

***

−35.70

***

2.24

**

−450.86

***

−114.50

***

7.93

***

−17.02

***

−59.22

***

ci04

−0.16

***

−0.16

***

−0.16

***

−0.17

***

−0.14

 

−0.16

***

−0.16

***

−0.16

***

 M30-44

b05

−423.91

***

−17.71

***

1.44

**

−244.19

***

−58.19

***

20.43

***

−7.84

***

−45.28

***

 

ci05

0.39

***

0.39

***

0.39

***

0.41

***

0.36

***

0.39

***

0.39

***

0.39

***

 M45-59

b06

−283.26

***

−12.50

***

1.75

***

−181.37

***

−20.66

 

23.57

***

−1.83

 

−52.54

***

ci06

0.38

***

0.38

***

0.38

***

0.38

***

0.35

***

0.38

***

0.38

***

0.38

***

 M60-74

b07

−227.19

***

−11.16

***

1.79

***

−147.29

***

−15.57

 

26.02

***

2.06

*

−54.51

***

ci07

0.02

***

0.02

***

0.02

***

0.01

***

0.03

**

0.02

***

0.02

***

0.02

***

 M75+

b08

−228.72

***

−9.51

***

2.72

***

−175.53

***

−26.77

**

30.16

***

2.68

***

−56.25

***

ci08

−0.21

***

−0.21

***

−0.21

***

−0.19

***

−0.18

***

−0.21

***

−0.21

***

−0.21

***

 F15-29

b09

−492.86

***

−22.93

***

1.95

**

−220.61

***

−91.68

***

51.24

***

10.34

***

−90.40

***

ci09

−0.13

***

−0.13

***

−0.13

***

−0.14

***

−0.07

 

−0.13

***

−0.13

***

−0.13

***

 F30-44

b10

−366.93

***

−16.01

***

1.99

***

−178.72

***

−57.76

***

34.93

***

10.76

***

−82.82

***

ci10

0.32

***

0.32

***

0.32

***

0.34

***

0.23

***

0.32

***

0.32

***

0.32

***

 F45-59

b11

−313.06

***

−12.33

***

1.91

***

−198.61

***

−33.74

**

31.09

***

10.80

***

−54.44

***

ci11

0.48

***

0.48

***

0.48

***

0.39

***

0.40

***

0.48

***

0.48

***

0.48

***

 F60-74

b12

−274.92

***

−11.52

***

2.05

***

−169.68

***

−32.91

***

27.37

***

8.50

***

−45.58

***

ci12

0.02

***

0.02

***

0.02

***

0.01

***

0.03

**

0.02

***

0.02

***

0.02

***

 F75+

b13

−283.56

***

−11.09

***

2.86

***

−196.36

***

−31.08

***

27.64

***

3.61

***

−45.60

***

ci13

−0.16

***

−0.16

***

−0.16

***

−0.15

***

−0.12

***

−0.16

***

−0.16

***

−0.16

***

Labour market affiliation (in job)

 Not in job (maternity leave, job seeker allowance)

b14

5656.97

***

310.30

***

76.42

***

2065.49

***

796.35

**

705.00

***

344.42

***

147.77

 

ci14

0.09

***

0.09

***

0.09

***

0.11

***

0.13

***

0.09

***

0.09

***

0.09

***

 Not in job (unemployment benefit)

b15

7714.01

***

100.31

 

45.45

***

1793.17

***

355.39

 

955.25

***

518.71

***

900.41

***

ci15

−0.44

***

−0.44

***

−0.44

***

−0.43

***

−0.42

***

−0.44

***

−0.44

***

−0.44

***

 Education, training

b16

−3160.16

**

−297.82

***

25.81

***

1328.96

**

−1347.85

**

−227.81

***

−165.51

***

621.87

*

ci16

−0.90

***

−0.90

***

−0.90

***

−0.91

***

−0.85

***

−0.90

***

−0.90

***

−0.90

***

 Early retired

b17

12395.85

***

509.88

***

80.83

***

8147.46

***

−67.01

 

932.87

***

1113.52

***

6599.71

***

ci17

−0.15

***

−0.15

***

−0.15

***

−0.14

***

−0.10

***

−0.15

***

−0.15

***

−0.15

***

 Retired

b18

7303.15

***

271.48

***

60.31

***

4240.48

***

431.49

*

562.26

***

511.90

***

1784.64

***

ci18

−0.21

***

−0.21

***

−0.21

***

−0.20

***

−0.18

***

−0.21

***

−0.21

***

−0.21

***

 Child

b19

−7903.27

***

−687.25

***

79.26

***

1970.06

 

−2358.20

*

257.09

***

−591.64

***

−1792.82

***

ci19

−0.98

***

−0.98

***

−0.98

***

−0.98

***

−0.99

***

−0.98

***

−0.98

***

−0.98

***

Marital status (marriaged)

 Unmarried

b20

−793.18

*

118.66

**

7.18

 

−967.62

***

91.72

 

−98.20

***

−144.60

***

435.56

***

ci20

0.03

***

0.03

***

0.03

***

0.02

***

0.09

***

0.03

***

0.03

***

0.03

***

 widowed/longest living partner

b21

546.13

 

110.96

**

28.94

***

−1280.55

***

−317.43

*

−14.08

 

−242.16

***

138.57

***

ci21

−0.09

***

−0.09

***

−0.09

***

−0.06

***

0.01

 

−0.09

***

−0.09

***

−0.09

***

 Divorced/annuled partnership

b22

1960.90

***

143.55

***

35.08

***

−729.78

**

−89.68

 

0.94

 

−154.77

***

625.22

***

ci22

0.04

***

0.04

***

0.04

***

0.05

***

0.08

***

0.04

***

0.04

***

0.04

***

Ethicity (Ethic Dane)

 Immigrant

b23

−4598.66

***

−180.16

***

−52.24

***

−1906.88

***

556.50

**

80.42

***

−332.02

***

−2082.04

***

ci23

−0.21

***

−0.21

***

−0.21

***

−0.22

***

−0.18

***

−0.21

***

−0.21

***

−0.21

***

 Descendant

b24

−2601.88

 

−272.86

***

−32.93

**

−1257.39

 

1008.95

 

19.62

 

−241.26

***

−1152.62

***

ci24

−0.24

***

−0.24

***

−0.24

***

−0.25

***

−0.01

 

−0.24

***

−0.24

***

−0.24

***

Region of residence (Capital Region of Denmark)

 Region Zealand

b25

1518.98

***

−218.02

***

−1.39

 

−1508.86

***

−1203.57

***

146.81

***

−559.62

***

−121.78

*

ci25

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

−0.03

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

 Region of Southern Denmark

b26

−2690.03

***

−289.19

***

140.30

***

1281.61

***

−2932.85

***

343.49

***

−731.81

***

−246.01

***

ci26

−0.04

***

−0.04

***

−0.04

***

−0.03

***

−0.05

***

−0.04

***

−0.04

***

−0.04

***

 Central Denmark Region

b27

−2483.33

***

−418.62

***

154.80

***

−1992.48

***

−2226.42

***

697.56

***

−766.99

***

−293.93

***

ci27

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.04

***

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

 North Denmark Region

b28

−3087.03

***

−173.55

***

91.92

***

−3236.22

***

−1330.41

***

632.16

***

−916.56

***

69.90

 

ci28

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

0.00

 

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

Urbanity (Cities)

 Suburbs

b29

−750.90

*

52.07

 

1.25

 

−439.30

 

971.95

***

170.91

***

−162.38

***

278.42

***

ci29

0.00

*

0.00

*

0.00

*

0.00

 

0.01

 

0.00

*

0.00

*

0.00

*

 Country side

b30

−791.07

**

−1.76

 

−23.64

***

−1447.17

***

975.13

***

230.68

***

−206.41

***

82.10

*

ci30

−0.04

***

−0.04

***

−0.04

***

−0.04

***

−0.03

***

−0.04

***

−0.04

***

−0.04

***

Morbidity indicators

 Incident in 2011

b31

−1287.16

***

−4.70

 

−21.37

***

1873.66

***

293.34

 

−949.62

***

−1000.48

***

−1880.24

***

ci31

0.05

***

0.05

***

0.05

***

0.02

***

0.11

***

0.05

***

0.05

***

0.05

***

 Complication group CG1 (CG0) *

b32

8924.98

***

370.12

***

77.74

***

3043.54

***

1104.35

***

158.60

***

192.82

***

3609.95

***

ci32

0.01

***

0.01

***

0.01

***

0.04

***

0.05

***

0.01

***

0.01

***

0.01

***

 Complication group CG2 (CG0)*

b33

29216.04

***

993.73

***

342.16

***

11567.27

***

2064.34

***

469.02

***

662.58

***

4359.56

***

ci33

−0.13

***

−0.13

***

−0.13

***

−0.10

***

−0.07

***

−0.13

***

−0.13

***

−0.13

***

 Death in 2011

b34

87725.75

***

5083.04

***

722.43

***

8603.19

***

−912.07

***

−617.85

***

−1014.66

***

−2310.90

***

ci34

−0.68

***

−0.68

***

−0.68

***

−0.63

***

−0.53

***

−0.68

***

−0.68

***

−0.68

***

  1. *CG0 = no complications, CG1 = minor complications, CG2 = severe complications
  2. ** bN = Regression coefficient of variable N
  3. ***ciN = Concentration index of variable N