The impact of socioeconomic factors on the healthcare costs of people living with HIV in Turkey

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants (n = 153, cost in $)

PATIENT TYPE	Mean Cost ($)	Std. Dev.	Freq.
GENDER
Male	4150.25	2248.05	131
Female	4689.55	1331.37	22
AGE
19–39 years	3850.03	2177.93	98
40–54 years	4820.45	2081.52	35
≥ 55 years	5041.74	1666.04	20
WEALTH
< Min wage	4558.78	1826.99	35
≥ Min wage	4174.21	2252.34	63
≥ 2x Min wage	4078.55	2221.23	55
CD4
< 200 cells/mm³	5422.99	1883.97	19
200–499 cells/ mm³	4170.64	2112.31	61
≥ 500 cells/ mm³	3964.49	2159.23	73
SMOKING
No	3985.82	2085.15	60
Yes	4383.91	2180.40	93
ALCOHOL USE
No	4186.51	1970.35	121
Yes	4383.90	2740.54	32
DRUG ADDICTION
No	4167.50	2066.87	123
Yes	4475.01	2465.13	30
PSYCHIATRIC DRUG USE
No	4144.39	2142.92	135
Yes	4853.35	2119.43	18
EDUCATION
Middle school or less	4707.58	2144.43	60
High school and university	3918.26	2099.81	93
EMPLOYMENT
Unemployed	4083.07	2023.49	54
Employed	4306.74	2215.28	99
MARITAL STATUS
Single	3901.95	2071.78	107
Married	4985.74	2144.35	46
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
LGBT	4503.50	1877.71	72
Heterosexual	3982.73	2342.59	81
HAVE CHILDREN
No	3788.93	2151.65	97
Yes	4987.97	1926.85	56
TIME SINCE DIAGNOSIS
< 10 years	4220.34	2184.93	137
≥ 10 years	4291.69	1832.35	16

Abbreviations: Min wage minimum wage, CD4 CD4 T-cell count, LGBT lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender, Std. Dev standard deviation, Freq. frequency

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