| | |
Count of Rx-MGs
|
Total cost
|
Non-pharmacy cost
|
|---|
|
n
|
%
|
Mean
|
(S.D.)
|
Mean
|
RW
|
Mean
|
RW
|
|---|
|
Total
| |
903 376
| | | | | | | |
|
Gender
|
Male
|
473 194
|
52.4
|
4.2
|
(3.7)
|
793.7
|
1.022
|
579.0
|
1.007
|
|
Female
|
430 182
|
47.6
|
4.6
|
(3.6)
|
760.1
|
0.979
|
571.2
|
0.993
|
|
Age(in years)
|
<20
|
172 588
|
20.6
|
3.4
|
(2.2)
|
287.4
|
0.370
|
234.8
|
0.408
|
|
21–30
|
147 523
|
14.9
|
3.4
|
(2.8)
|
350.1
|
0.451
|
287.9
|
0.501
|
|
31–40
|
156 345
|
17.3
|
3.5
|
(3.0)
|
447.6
|
0.576
|
350.3
|
0.609
|
|
41–50
|
155 422
|
17.2
|
3.9
|
(3.4)
|
642.6
|
0.827
|
468.7
|
0.815
|
|
51–60
|
132 851
|
14.7
|
4.9
|
(3.9)
|
999.1
|
1.286
|
717.4
|
1.248
|
|
61–70
|
68 509
|
7.6
|
6.6
|
(4.5)
|
1 670.6
|
2.151
|
1 177.2
|
2.047
|
|
> = 71
|
70 138
|
7.7
|
8.4
|
(4.9)
|
2 613.7
|
3.365
|
1 894.6
|
3.295
|
|
Occupation
|
Employer
|
19 212
|
2.1
|
4.3
|
(3.6)
|
805.8
|
1.038
|
584.5
|
1.017
|
|
Physician
|
2 531
|
0.3
|
3.6
|
(3.5)
|
802.0
|
1.033
|
556.2
|
0.967
|
|
Paramedical personnel
|
15 826
|
1.8
|
4.0
|
(3.2)
|
576.6
|
0.742
|
439.4
|
0.764
|
|
Public servant
|
48 080
|
5.3
|
4.2
|
(3.4)
|
708.6
|
0.912
|
517.3
|
0.900
|
|
Employee or self-employed
|
667 980
|
73.9
|
4.1
|
(3.4)
|
657.8
|
0.847
|
489.3
|
0.851
|
|
Farmer
|
92 441
|
10.2
|
5.9
|
(4.5)
|
1 262.8
|
1.626
|
917.5
|
1.596
|
|
Fisherman
|
22 454
|
2.5
|
4.6
|
(3.7)
|
732.6
|
0.943
|
545.6
|
0.949
|
|
Low income
|
34 852
|
3.9
|
6.5
|
(4.8)
|
1 960.8
|
2.525
|
1 466.1
|
2.550
|
|
Income
|
<=USD$594
|
226 634
|
25.1
|
4.3
|
(4.0)
|
916.2
|
1.180
|
679.4
|
1.182
|
|
USD$594 - $ 1 210
|
464 094
|
51.4
|
4.5
|
(3.7)
|
762.3
|
0.982
|
566.5
|
0.985
|
|
USD$1 210 - $3 850
|
203 846
|
22.6
|
4.1
|
(3.3)
|
658.4
|
0.848
|
482.6
|
0.839
|
|
> = USD$3 850
|
8 802
|
1.0
|
3.7
|
(3.2)
|
676.1
|
0.871
|
476.8
|
0.829
|
- Note: Distributions of Rx-MG counts and total cost were all statistically different among genders, age groups, type of occupation, and income class (p < .001); RW relative weight, the costs divided by the population mean.
