Medical security and catastrophic health expenditures among households containing persons with disabilities in Korea: a longitudinal population-based study

Table 4 Effect of enrollment in medical-aid on catastrophic health expenditure according to chronic disease and disability severity status

Variables	Medical-Aid	Adjusted OR^a	95 % CI
Chronic disease
No	Yes	1.00
No	No	1.62	0.50	5.20
Yes	Yes	1.00
Yes	No	2.36	1.26	4.41
Severity of disability
Low	Yes	1.00
Low	No	1.03	0.46	2.29
High	Yes	1.00
High	No	3.59	1.73	7.45

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
^aAdjusted for sex, age, education level, marital status, self-rated health, equalized income, number of disabled persons, and number of senior citizens

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