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Table 8 Decomposition of inequality in health care costs ranked by education, regression coefficient (B) and concentration index (CI) for each determinant

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

Ranked by education

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

0.11

***

0.11

***

0.11

***

0.11

***

0.10

***

0.11

***

0.11

***

0.11

***

Education (high education)

 low education

b02

1671.70

***

57.60

 

5.09

 

−1044.36

***

−302.94

*

349.05

***

−260.11

***

91.10

 

ci02

−0.58

***

−0.58

***

−0.58

***

−0.58

***

−0.57

***

−0.58

***

−0.58

***

−0.58

***

 medium education

b03

1055.65

***

47.62

 

−3.79

 

−334.48

 

−145.09

 

215.94

***

−6.32

 

−152.72

**

 

ci03

0.25

***

0.25

***

0.25

***

0.25

***

0.28

***

0.25

***

0.25

***

0.25

***

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

 M15-29

b04

−620.08

***

−35.51

***

2.27

**

−454.78

***

−112.13

***

7.99

***

−16.68

***

−58.14

***

ci04

−0.14

***

−0.14

***

−0.14

***

−0.13

***

−0.16

*

−0.14

***

−0.14

***

−0.14

***

 M30-44

b05

−426.18

***

−17.70

***

1.47

**

−247.64

***

−56.56

***

20.41

***

−7.58

***

−45.05

***

ci05

0.08

***

0.08

***

0.08

***

0.10

***

0.08

**

0.08

***

0.08

***

0.08

***

 M45-59

b06

−284.55

***

−12.48

***

1.77

***

−183.38

***

−19.55

 

23.57

***

−1.65

 

−52.41

***

ci06

0.07

***

0.07

***

0.07

***

0.07

***

0.10

***

0.07

***

0.07

***

0.07

***

 M60-74

b07

−229.27

***

−11.19

***

1.80

***

−149.42

***

−14.46

 

26.00

***

2.20

*

−54.49

***

ci07

0.05

***

0.05

***

0.05

***

0.06

***

0.07

***

0.05

***

0.05

***

0.05

***

 M75+

b08

−229.99

***

−9.48

***

2.74

***

−177.51

***

−25.93

**

30.16

***

2.81

***

−56.25

***

ci08

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.03

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

 F15-29

b09

−500.86

***

−23.04

***

1.98

**

−224.03

***

−88.97

***

51.19

***

10.54

***

−90.45

***

ci09

−0.11

***

−0.11

***

−0.11

***

−0.11

***

−0.08

*

−0.11

***

−0.11

***

−0.11

***

 F30-44

b10

−369.02

***

−15.98

***

2.02

***

−181.68

***

−56.30

***

34.92

***

10.99

***

−82.49

***

ci10

0.07

***

0.07

***

0.07

***

0.08

***

0.05

**

0.07

***

0.07

***

0.07

***

 F45-59

b11

−314.80

***

−12.28

***

1.93

***

−200.69

***

−32.70

**

31.10

***

10.98

***

−54.35

***

ci11

0.09

***

0.09

***

0.09

***

0.08

***

0.11

***

0.09

***

0.09

***

0.09

***

 F60-74

b12

−276.81

***

−11.50

***

2.07

***

−171.59

***

−31.94

**

27.36

***

8.67

***

−45.62

***

ci12

0.07

***

0.07

***

0.07

***

0.06

***

0.08

***

0.07

***

0.07

***

0.07

***

 F75+

b13

−284.82

***

−11.08

***

2.87

***

−198.21

***

−30.10

***

27.64

***

3.74

***

−45.61

***

ci13

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.02

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

Labour market affiliation (in job)

 Not injob (maternity leave, job seeker allowance)

b14

5647.67

***

310.49

***

75.85

***

2050.64

***

801.14

*

705.60

***

343.97

***

146.35

 

ci14

0.05

***

0.05

***

0.05

***

0.05

***

0.04

 

0.05

***

0.05

***

0.05

***

 Not in job (unemployment benefit)

b15

7754.26

***

102.21

 

45.48

***

1755.88

***

345.08

 

954.64

***

520.03

***

905.78

***

ci15

−0.05

***

−0.05

***

−0.05

***

−0.06

***

−0.11

**

−0.05

***

−0.05

***

−0.05

***

 Education, training

b16

−3047.98

**

−296.37

***

26.77

***

1239.85

**

−1327.45

**

−226.53

***

−163.62

***

634.89

**

ci16

−0.36

***

−0.36

***

−0.36

***

−0.38

***

−0.27

***

−0.36

***

−0.36

***

−0.36

***

 Early pensioner

b17

12424.47

***

516.77

***

80.95

***

8113.88

***

−61.04

 

932.31

***

1111.59

***

6598.69

***

ci17

−0.13

***

−0.13

***

−0.13

***

−0.13

***

−0.12

***

−0.13

***

−0.13

***

−0.13

***

 Pensioner

b18

7360.21

***

273.17

***

60.90

***

4243.02

***

430.83

*

563.12

***

510.89

***

1791.89

***

ci18

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

−0.05

***

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

 Child

b19

−8016.24

***

−679.84

***

79.79

***

1863.83

 

−2312.99

*

257.14

***

−578.69

***

−1788.10

***

ci19

0.76

***

0.76

***

0.76

***

0.75

***

0.66

***

0.76

***

0.76

***

0.76

***

Marital status (marriaged)

 Unmarried

b20

−762.99

*

119.34

**

7.51

 

−983.54

***

87.62

 

−98.00

***

−144.59

***

436.33

***

ci20

−0.02

***

−0.02

***

−0.02

***

−0.01

***

0.00

 

−0.02

***

−0.02

***

−0.02

***

 widowed/longest living partner

b21

498.17

 

111.25

**

28.21

***

−1264.30

***

−328.09

**

−14.91

 

−243.26

***

139.54

***

ci21

−0.11

***

−0.11

***

−0.11

***

−0.11

***

−0.12

***

−0.11

***

−0.11

***

−0.11

***

 Divorced/annuled partnership

b22

1959.70

***

144.38

***

35.48

***

−722.93

**

−93.74

 

0.99

 

−155.19

***

624.10

***

ci22

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

0.00

 

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

Ethicity (Ethic Dane)

 Immigrant

b23

−4583.20

***

−184.46

***

−52.36

***

−1895.54

***

566.97

**

80.27

***

−331.87

***

−2081.26

***

ci23

0.15

***

0.15

***

0.15

***

0.14

***

0.11

***

0.15

***

0.15

***

0.15

***

 Descendant

b24

−2549.32

 

−270.53

***

−33.09

**

−1229.19

 

1017.49

 

19.23

 

−236.49

***

−1134.00

***

ci24

0.11

***

0.11

***

0.11

***

0.12

***

0.13

 

0.11

***

0.11

***

0.11

***

Region of residence (Capital Region of Denmark)

 Region Zealand

b25

1529.58

***

−219.20

***

−1.67

 

−1514.75

***

−1215.46

***

146.88

***

−560.24

***

−125.67

*

ci25

−0.02

***

−0.02

***

−0.02

***

−0.02

***

−0.02

 

−0.02

***

−0.02

***

−0.02

***

 Region of Southern Denmark

b26

−2687.59

***

−291.85

***

140.25

***

1267.48

***

−2931.74

***

344.33

***

−731.61

***

−251.59

***

ci26

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.04

***

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

 Central Denmark Region

b27

−2496.60

***

−422.31

***

154.16

***

−2012.19

***

−2215.80

***

696.83

***

−767.81

***

−298.20

***

ci27

−0.01

***

−0.01

***

−0.01

***

−0.02

***

0.03

***

−0.01

***

−0.01

***

−0.01

***

 North Denmark Region

b28

−3077.69

***

−177.70

***

91.88

***

−3251.57

***

−1313.66

***

631.06

***

−916.52

***

63.75

 

ci28

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

Urbanity (Cities)

 Suburbs

b29

−769.59

*

52.32

 

1.32

 

−421.47

 

975.00

***

171.33

***

−162.57

***

278.79

***

ci29

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.01

 

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

 Country side

b30

−794.58

**

−1.55

 

−23.33

***

−1437.32

***

979.44

***

229.74

***

−206.84

***

79.69

 

ci30

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

−0.05

***

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

−0.06

***

Morbidity indicators

 Incident in 2011

b31

−1291.89

***

−5.98

 

−21.65

***

1862.19

***

307.23

 

−950.00

***

−999.99

***

−1878.38

***

ci31

0.02

***

0.02

***

0.02

***

0.02

***

0.07

***

0.02

***

0.02

***

0.02

***

 Complication group CG1 (CG0) *

b32

8970.85

***

371.90

***

78.17

***

3050.01

***

1100.95

***

159.51

***

193.67

***

3614.41

***

ci32

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.01

***

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

 Complication group CG2 (CG0)*

b33

29218.30

***

994.70

***

342.29

***

11571.10

***

2057.79

***

469.32

***

662.94

***

4362.94

***

ci33

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.01

 

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

−0.03

***

 Death in 2011

b34

87694.00

***

5094.08

***

720.90

***

8658.61

***

−921.76

***

−618.34

***

−1012.35

***

−2311.31

***

ci34

−0.02

***

−0.02

***

−0.02

***

−0.05

***

0.00

 

−0.02

***

−0.02

***

−0.02

***

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