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Table 5 Factors associated with the occurrence of CHE

From: Income related inequality and influencing factors: a study for the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure in rural China

Variables

n(%)

ORua (95%CI)

ORmb (95%CI)

Having elderly members

 0–1

169 (6.92)

1

1

  ≥ 2

164 (21.08)

3.59 (2.85,4.53)***

1.32 (0.96,1.82)

Having children under five

 No

320 (10.45)

1

1

 Yes

13 (8.18)

0.76 (0.43,1.36)

1.32 (0.64,2.73)

Household scale

 1-2members

192 (13.99)

1

1

 3–4 members

111 (7.99)

0.53 (0.42,0.68)***

0.88 (0.65,1.18)

  ≥ 5 members

30 (6.54)

0.43 (0.29,0.64)***

0.45 (0.27,0.74)**

Gender of household head

 Female

80 (16.67)

1

1

 Male

253 (9.23)

0.51 (0.39,0.67)***

0.84 (0.60,1.19)

Age of household head

 Below average

82 (4.80)

1

1

 Above average

251 (16.61)

3.95 (3.05,5.13)***

1.52 (1.02,2.25)*

Educational level of household head

 Illiteracy or elementary

278 (12.80)

1

1

 Junior high school and above

55 (5.25)

0.38 (0.28,0.51)***

0.87 (0.61,1.25)

Employment status of household head

 Unemployment

167 (21.22)

1

1

 Employment

166 (6.82)

0.27 (0.22,0.34)***

0.61 (0.45,0.82)**

Having chronic disease members

 No

84 (4.66)

1

1

 Yes

249 (17.56)

4.36 (3.36,5.64)***

2.17 (1.62,2.92)***

Inpatient service usage

 No

198 (6.87)

1

1

 Yes

135 (40.06)

9.06 (6.98,11.77)***

10.48 (7.62,14.41)***

Outpatient service usage

 No

308 (10.15)

1

1

 Yes

25 (13.51)

1.38 (0.89,2.14)

0.97 (0.57,1.64)

Absence of NCMS

   

 No

301 (11.44)

1

1

 Yes

32 (5.42)

0.44 (0.30,0.65)***

0.65 (0.43,1.00)*

Absence of commercial health insurance

 No

19 (4.85)

1

1

 Yes

314 (11.10)

2.45 (1.52,3.95)***

1.19 (0.68,2.09)

Income-based group

 Quintile1 (poorest)

145 (22.55)

1

1

 Quintile 2 (poorer)

68 (10.56)

0.41 (0.30,0.55)***

0.53 (0.37,0.76)**

 Quintile 3 (middle)

44 (6.83)

0.25 (0.18,0.36)***

0.42 (0.27,0.64)***

 Quintile 4 (richer)

40 (6.21)

0.23 (0.16,0.33)***

0.39 (0.25,0.62)***

 Quintile 5 (richest)

36 (5.58)

0.20 (0.14,0.30)***

0.35 (0.22,0.56)***

  1. A total of 3220 cases were include in the multivariate logistic regression
  2. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001
  3. a ORu: the odds ratio of univariate logistic regression analysis
  4. b ORm: the odds ratio of multivariate logistic regression analysis