Table 2 Comparison of those who make catastrophic health expenditures and those who do not
From: Out-of-pocket health expenditures in patients living with ınborn errors of metabolism
Catastrophic spending no | Catastrophic spending yes | Test statistic | p* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |||
Diagnosis | ||||||
Amino acid metabolism disorders | 76 | 85.4 | 13 | 14.6 | χ2 = 14.861 | 0.005 |
Family type | ||||||
Nuclear | 181 | 92.3 | 15 | 7.7 | χ2 = 7.228 | 0.013 |
Extended | 28 | 77.8 | 8 | 22.2 | ||
Living place | ||||||
Ankara center | 71 | 98.6 | 1 | 1.4 | χ2 = 27.682 | < 0.001 |
District of Ankara City center | 73 | 96.1 | 3 | 3.9 | ||
outside Ankara | 43 | 81.1 | 10 | 18.9 | ||
District outside Ankara | 14 | 66.7 | 7 | 33.3 | ||
Village outside Ankara | 8 | 80 | 2 | 20 | ||
Monthly** income | ||||||
≤ 4250 TL | 97 | 86.6 | 15 | 13.4 | χ2 = 7.041 | 0.056 |
4250–6400 TL | 63 | 88.7 | 8 | 11.3 | ||
6400–10,000 TL | 33 | 100 | 0 | 0 | ||
≥ 10,000 TL | 16 | 100 | 0 | 0 | ||
Social security | ||||||
SGK | 168 | 93.3 | 12 | 6.7 | χ2 = 15.520 | 0.003 |
Bağkur | 10 | 83.3 | 2 | 16.7 | ||
Green card | 18 | 69.2 | 8 | 30.8 | ||
None | 13 | 92.9 | 1 | 7.1 | ||
Changing provinces for follow-up and treatment | ||||||
Yes | 65 | 77.4 | 19 | 22.6 | χ2 = 23.800 | < 0.001 |
No | 144 | 97.3 | 4 | 2.7 | ||