| 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 4
Average annual per capita spine–specific health costs among CAM and non-CAM respondents with spine problems, MEPS 2002–2008.
Total expenditures [1] Inpatient Outpatient Prescription Emergency unadjusted Non-CAM user $1913 $716 $1098 $6 $93 CAM user $1228 $160 $1037 $1 $30 Treatment effect for CAM use (CAM user – non-CAM user) $-685 (p<0.001) -556 (p=0.001) $-62 (p=0.255) $-5 (p<0.001) $-63 (p<0.001) Age, sex, race & Insurance, primary diagnosis, & comorbidity adjusted Non-CAM user $1,832 $671 $1,065 $6 $90 CAM user $1,345 $225 $1,083 $1 $35 Treatment effect for CAM use (CAM user – non-CAM user) $-487 (p<0.001) -446 (p=0.001) $18 (p=0.741) $-4 (p=0.001) $-55 (p<0.001) + region & income, education, employment adjusted Non-CAM user $1,840 $680 $1,066 $6 $89 CAM user $1,343 $215 $1,090 $1 $37 Treatment effect for CAM use (CAM user – non-CAM user) $-497 (p<0.001) $-465 (p<0.001) $24 (p=0.662) $-5 (p=0.001) $-52 (p<0.001) + self-reported health status measures Non-CAM user $1,811 $672 $1,045 $6 $88 CAM user $1,387 $227 $1,121 $2 $38 Treatment effect for CAM use (CAM user – non-CAM user) $-424 (p<0.001) $-446 (p<0.001) $76 (p=0.152) $-4 (p=0.001) $-50 (p<0.001) Propensity score matched [2] Treatment effect for CAM use (CAM user – non-CAM user) $-526 (p<0.001) $-422 (p<0.001) $-17 (p=0.808) $-2 (p=0.021) $-85 (p=0.003)