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Table 2 Healthcare utilization and cost by sex

From: Sex differences in health status, healthcare utilization, and costs among individuals with elevated blood pressure: the LARK study from Western Kenya

Category

Value

Total N = 1447

Female N = 838

Male N = 609

Told have high BP in past 12 months?

 

Yes

585 (40)

380 (45)

205 (34)

 

No

835 (58)

445 (53)

390 (64)

 

Missing

27 (2)

13 (2)

14 (2)

One or more hospitalization

 

Yes

56 (4)

36 (4)

20 (3)

 

No

1391 (96)

802 (96)

589 (97)

Inpatient Cost

 

No Cost for Visit

20 (36)

13 (36)

7 (35)

 

≤5000 KS

21 (38)

13 (36)

8 (40)

 

> 5000 KS

15 (27)

10 (28)

5 (25)

Any Outpatient Visit past 12 months

 

Yes

499 (34)

327 (39)

172 (28)

 

No

948 (66)

511 (61)

437 (72)

Outpatient Cost

 

No Cost for Visit

154 (31)

110 (34)

44 (26)

 

≤200 KS

122 (24)

67 (20)

55 (32)

 

> 200 KS

223 (45)

150 (46)

73 (42)

Ever go to Herbalist

 

Yes

271 (19)

166 (20)

105 (17)

 

No

1176 (81)

672 (80)

504 (83)

Herbal Cost

 

No Cost for Visit

136 (50)

90 (54)

46 (44)

 

≤200 KS

69 (25)

33 (20)

36 (34)

 

> 200 KS

66 (4)

43 (26)

23 (22)

Any Prescription

 

Yes

538 (37)

354 (42)

184 (30)

 

No

909 (63)

484 (58)

425 (70)

Prescription Cost

 

No Cost for Prescription

191 (36)

134 (38)

57 (31)

 

≤200 KS

65 (12)

42 (12)

23 (13)

 

> 200 KS

282 (52)

178 (50)

104 (57)

  1. Costs are presented in Kenyan Shillings (KS) and presented only for individuals that reported utilizing that health resource. Continuous variables are presented as “median (IQR)” and categorical variables as N (%). Percentages are by column