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Table 2 Catastrophic health expenditure in the cases (i.e., living alone with cognitive impairment) and the matched comparators (i.e., living with others and with normal cognition) in CHARLS 2011–2018

From: Catastrophic health expenditure among Chinese adults living alone with cognitive impairment: findings from the CHARLS

 

Model 1

OR (95% CI)

P value

Model 2

OR (95% CI)

P value

Catastrophic health expenditure

1.91 (1.42, 2.57)

< 0.001

1.89 (1.40, 2.56)

< 0.001

  1. OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval
  2. Generalized estimating equation models were used for catastrophic health expenditure. Model 1 adjusted for age and sex. Model 2 additionally adjusted for marital status, residence areas, alcohol consumption, smoking status, education, and disease counts based on Model 1
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BMC Geriatrics

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