| PMC full text: | Med Care. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2013 Dec 1. Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2012 Dec; 50(12): 1029–1036. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318269e0b2 |
Table 3
Average annual per capita total health costs between CAM and non-CAM respondents with spine problems, MEPS 2002–2008.| Total expenditures | Inpatient | Outpatient | Prescription | Emergency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unadjusted | Non-CAM user | $8,383 | $2,675 | $3,070 | $2,086 | $318 |
| CAM user | $5,888 | $1,381 | $3,024 | $1,227 | $183 | |
| Difference in expenditures (CAM use – non-CAM use) | $-2495 (p<0.001) | $-1295 (p<0.001) | $-46 (p=0.754) | $-859 (p < 0.001) | $-136 (p<0.001) | |
| Age, sex, race & Insurance, primary diagnosis, & comorbidity adjusted | Non-CAM user | $7,948 | $2,517 | $2,976 | $1,952 | $310 |
| CAM user | $6,518 | $1,609 | $3,160 | $1,421 | $196 | |
| Difference in expenditures (CAM use – non-CAM use) | $-1430 (p<0.001) | $-908 (p=0.005) | $184 (p=0.203) | $-531 (p < 0.001) | $-114 (p<0.001) | |
| + region & income, education, employment adjusted | Non-CAM user | $7,898 | $2,496 | $3,004 | $1,913 | $307 |
| CAM user | $6,575 | $1,628 | $3,125 | $1,474 | $199 | |
| Difference in expenditures (CAM use – non-CAM use) | $-1322 (p=0.001) | $-868 (p=0.001) | $121 (p<0.001) | $-439 (p < 0.001) | $-108 (p<0.001) | |
| + self reported health status measures | Non-CAM user | $7,682 | $2,414 | $2,949 | $1,848 | $300 |
| CAM user | $6,887 | $1,742 | $3,204 | $1,569 | $210 | |
| Difference in expenditures (CAM use – non-CAM use) | $-796 (p=0.021) | $-672 (p=0.006) | $255 (p=0.056) | $-279 (p=0.001) | $-90 (p<0.001) | |
| Propensity score matched [2] | Difference in expenditures (CAM use – non-CAM use) | $-298 (p=0.403) | $-298 (p=0.227) | $292 (p=0.046) | $-145 (p=0.074) | $-92 (p=0.016) |