Clustering of risk factors for non-communicable disease and healthcare expenditure in employees with private health insurance presenting for health risk appraisal: a cross-sectional study

Table 5 Doctors visits and healthcare expenditure based on number of NCD risk factors (mean; 95% CI)

	<2 risk factors	≥ 2 risk factors	p-value
Doctors visits (number in previous 12 months)	2.5 (2.33; 2.66)	3.11 (2.96; 3.26)	<0.001
Healthcare Expenditure ZAR (related to Dr’s visits)	502.2 (465.6; 538.8)	616.6 (577.3; 655.9)	<0.001

Legend: ZAR – South African Rands.
<2 represents those with less than two risk factors for non-communicable disease.
≥2 represents having two or more risk factors for non-communicable disease.

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