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Table 1 Household average health expenditure in US$ (mean ± SD) across age groups

From: The impact of age and sex on healthcare expenditure of households in Bangladesh

Age

Male

Female

Mean difference (95% CI of mean difference)

Up to 4

7.52 ± 35.66

5.72 ± 16.74

1.80** (0.78-2.54)

5-9

5.06 ± 10.31

4.05 ± 8.25

1.01* (0.87-1.98)

10-14

5.57 ± 16.04

5.51 ± 21.15

0.06 (-0.05-0.59)

15-19

7.16 ± 11.84

12.45 ± 40.91

-5.29*** (-7.87-0.076)

20-24

10.03 ± 20.40

11.77 ± 26.93

-1.74* (-2.54-1.50)

25-29

13.07 ± 33.90

18.05 ± 104.97

-4.98*** (-5.65-0.05)

30-34

12.82 ± 30.35

13.98 ± 39.91

-1.16* (-2.13-0.87)

35-39

11.66 ± 37.63

13.83 ± 37.90

-2.16** (-3.42-1.54)

40-44

11.80 ± 23.45

11.26 ± 28.39

0.54 (0.041-1.25)

45-49

15.49 ± 54.78

17.43 ± 68.05

-1.94* (-2.54-2.65)

50-54

21.47 ± 81.42

15.48 ± 36.28

5.99** (1.43-7.54)

55-59

10.83 ± 17.24

17.13 ± 38.98

-6.31*** (-7.86-1.04)

60-64

12.14 ± 23.93

11.94 ± 19.24

0.20 (-0.32-0.76)

65-69

69.72 ± 651.40

13.47 ± 40.73

56.25*** (45.65-67.98)

70-74

13.68 ± 25.95

9.42 ± 11.93

4.26** (3.76-6.98)

75-79

9.91 ± 16.70

23.47 ± 102.80

-13.56*** (-15.98-(-10.76))

80+

28.57 ± 77.51

9.08 ± 13.60

19.49*** (13.87-26.98)

Total

11.51 ± 108.12

11.20 ± 44.85

0.30 (-0.05-1.23)

  1. NB: ***, ** and * denote 1%, 5% and 10% significance level respectively, 1 US$ = 69 BDT in 2010.