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Table 3 Multiple-adjusted odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals for household economic hardship vs. no-hardship

From: The household economic burden for acute coronary syndrome survivors in Australia

Hardship vs. no-hardship

 

Odds ratio (95 % confidence interval)

P-value

Age

18–59 years vs. 80+ years

1.89 (0.77, 4.63)

0.0130

60–69 years vs. 80+ years

1.64 (0.81, 3.34)

 

70–79 years vs. 80+ years

0.69 (0.38, 1.27)

 

No private insurance vs. private insurance

 

2.04 (1.37, 3.03)

0.0005

Employment status

Unemployed vs. employed

2.06 (0.97, 4.39)

0.1087

Retired vs. employed

1.01 (0.51, 1.99)

 

Pensioner Concession card

 

1.80 (1.03, 3.18)

0.0406

IRSDa

Group 1 vs. 5

1.77 (0.91, 3.45)

0.0043

Group 2 vs. 5

2.30 (1.23, 4.30)

 

Group 3 vs. 5

1.31 (0.70, 2.45)

 

Group 4 vs. 5

0.92 (0.48, 1.75)

 

GRACE risk category

Intermediate vs. low

1.24 (0.76, 2.01)

0.0940

High vs. low

0.55 (0.25, 1.24)

 

Current smoker vs. ex-smoker

 

1.67 (0.98, 2.82)

0.0576

Hypertension vs. not

 

1.21 (0.83, 1.76)

0.3144

Prior CVD vs. not

 

1.47 (1.00, 2.14)

0.0477

Out-of-pocket expenditureb

Group 2 vs. 1

1.61 (0.98, 2.64)

<.0001

Group 3 vs. 1

2.68 (1.62, 4.43)

 

Group 4 vs. 1

4.57 (2.71, 7.70)

 
  1. IRSD index of relative socio-economic disadvantage, GRACE global registry of acute coronary events, CVD cardiovascular disease
  2. aGroup 1 is the most disadvantaged and Group 5 is the least disadvantaged
  3. bGroup 1 had lowest out-of-pocket expenditure and Group 4 had highest expenditure