Table 2 Household average healthcare expenditure in US$ (mean ± SD) across human life stage
From: The impact of age and sex on healthcare expenditure of households in Bangladesh
Human life stage | Male | Female | Mean diff (95% CI) | F-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Childhood (0–19 years) | 6.40 ± 24.20 | 6.33 ± 22.30 | 0.07 (-0.03-1.01) | 10.67*** |
Young adult (20–39 years) | 11.87 ± 31.47 | 14.53 ± 62.62 | -2.8* (-3.21-0.056) | |
Middle-aged adult (40–64 years) | 14.60 ± 48.81 | 14.67 ± 43.86 | -0.07 (-1.26 -0.098) | |
Senior aged (65 – 84 years) | 34.90 ± 392.52 | 13.09 ± 51.98 | 21.81*** (15.87-24.87) | |
Old senior aged (85 and above) | 30.59 ± 87.65 | 12.52 ± 16.64 | 18.07*** (16.45-23.65) | |
Total | 11.51 ± 108.12 | 11.20 ± 44.85 | 0.31 (0.051-0.986) |