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Table 6 Impact of NCMS adjustment on CHE occurrence

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)

NCMS adjustment

 Before

181 (14.96)

1

1

 After

120 (8.45)

0.52 (0.41,0.67)***

0.48 (0.36,0.64)***

Having elderly members

 0–1

143 (7.30)

1

1

  ≥ 2

158 (23.58)

3.92 (3.06,5.02)***

1.39 (0.99,1.96)

Having children under five

 No

294 (11.60)

1

1

 Yes

7 (7.29)

0.60 (0.27,1.31)

0.91 (0.35,2.38)

Household scale

 1-2members

177 (14.74)

1

1

 3–4 members

101 (8.99)

0.57 (0.44,0.74)***

0.78 (0.56,1.08)

  ≥ 5 members

23 (7.54)

0.47 (0.30,0.74)**

0.44 (0.25,0.79)**

Gender of household head

 Female

73 (19.06)

1

1

 Male

228 (10.15)

0.48 (0.36,0.64)***

0.85 (0.58,1.24)

Age of household head

 Below average

66 (4.91)

1

1

 Above average

235 (18.27)

4.33 (3.26,5.76)***

1.58 (1.03,2.41)*

Educational level of household head

 Illiteracy or Elementary

253 (14.00)

1

1

 Junior high school and above

48 (5.83)

0.38 (0.28,0.52)***

0.98 (0.66,1.45)

Employment status of household head

 Unemployment

149 (23.54)

1

1

 Employment

152 (7.61)

0.27 (0.21,0.34)***

0.62 (0.45,0.85)**

Having chronic disease members

 No

72 (4.92)

1

1

 Yes

229 (19.64)

4.73 (3.58,6.24)***

2.20 (1.60,3.02)***

Inpatient service usage

 No

178 (7.59)

1

1

 Yes

123 (43.16)

9.24 (6.99,12.23)***

10.95 (7.77,15.45)***

Outpatient service usage

 No

280 (11.30)

1

1

 Yes

21 (13.73)

1.25 (0.77,2.01)

0.82 (0.46,1.46)

Absence of commercial health insurance

 No

14 (5.24)

1

1

 Yes

287 (12.15)

2.50 (1.44,4.34)**

1.43 (0.74,2.79)

Income-based group

 Quintile1 (poorest)

139 (23.76)

1

1

 Quintile 2 (poorer)

64 (11.76)

0.43 (0.31,0.59)***

0.59 (0.40,0.86)**

 Quintile 3 (middle)

37 (7.13)

0.25 (0.17,0.36)***

0.46 (0.29,0.73)**

 Quintile 4 (richer)

35 (6.97)

0.24 (0.16,0.36)***

0.41 (0.25,0.67)**

 Quintile 5 (richest)

26 (5.42)

0.18 (0.12,0.28)***

0.31 (0.18,0.54)***

  1. A total of 2630 were included 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
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