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Table 2 Population characteristics and medical expenditures for those with and without chronic conditions

From: Chronic conditions and medical expenditures among non-institutionalized adults in the United States

  

Without chronic conditions (n =114,372,238)

With chronic conditions (n =116,770,853)

 

Population

Total medical expenditure

Total hospital expenditure

Total physician office expenditure

Total prescription drug expenditure

Total medical expenditure

Total hospital expenditure

Total physician office expenditure

Total prescription drug expenditure

Predisposing factors

         

Age in years

 

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18-64

191,331,757

2134.29 (92.30)

879.32 (67.13)

414.90 (23.20)

349.77 (30.20)

5946.07 (192.70)

2684.16 (160.13)

925.26 (35.85)

1487.41 (46.44)

Above 64

39,811,334

3387.65 (521.73)

1191.20 (386.49)

715.01 (93.64)

803.23 (116.69)

10451.61 (329.53)

4334.02 (241.36)

1700.30 (108.97)

2504.21 (79.66)

Sex

 

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Male

111,962,667

1554.40 (110.48)

548.30 (73.80)

269.77 (21.40)

308.05 (42.13)

7022.29 (266.04)

3237.63 (221.39)

1107.52 (75.81)

1646.84 (57.59)

Female

119,180,423

2809.49 (138.30)

1234.89 (110.81)

582.88 (36.26)

425.22 (39.45)

7580.53 (226.23)

3142.47 (179.70)

1208.94 (38.13)

1929.68 (52.77)

Race/Ethnicity

 

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Non-Hispanic White

156,299,981

2553.94 (130.07)

995.96 (99.29)

516.16 (34.22)

447.93 (31.76)

7723.10 (205.76)

3306.59 (164.60)

1235.98 (50.05)

1919.35 (49.79)

Non-Hispanic Black

26,675,509

1850.14 (199.12)

921.97 (131.01)

284.58 (38.64)

219.05 (74.37)

7175.68 (451.64)

3522.66 (339.88)

980.28 (85.61)

1588.27 (99.70)

Hispanic

32,619,611

1403.18 (144.04)

634.15 (81.72)

256.39 (24.62)

257.92 (91.38)

5357.97 (342.07)

2196.44 (227.77)

937.47 (97.78)

1386.71 (132.83)

Non-Hispanic Asian

10,914,890

1509.82 (199.03)

567.62 (155.82)

333.06 (43.67)

172.29 (39.46)

5219.55 (588.44)

2137.29 (451.44)

1037.86 (227.81)

1254.18 (151.07)

Others

4,633,100

1422.08 (348.96)

792.30 (329.57)

183.49 (28.78)

190.81 (76.99)

6762.09 (1312.87)

3381.44 (1177.12)

919.38 (124.17)

1611.56 (228.35)

Health insurance

 

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Private

156,190,389

2493.83 (118.24)

1012.03 (90.04)

510.08 (30.04)

383.87 (29.96)

7036.46 (212.70)

2964.13 (183.19)

1237.28 (53.64)

1692.69 (47.07)

Public

39,609,466

3107.28 (296.86)

1136.05 (123.60)

499.53 (65.18)

875.27 (187.74)

9978.46 (424.06)

4488.11 (282.83)

1286.26 (65.72)

2580.35 (109.89)

No insurance

35,343,236

687.81 (104.69)

367.48 (90.33)

108.98 (16.55)

65.21 (8.26)

2730.04 (301.15)

1498.29 (260.35)

359.25 (37.47)

586.56 (51.31)

Highest education degree

 

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*

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*

 

No degree

34,308,619

1448.60 (137.10)

552.96 (80.35)

239.01 (20.41)

237.74 (41.61)

7349.24 (390.39)

3422.86 (293.94)

933.54 (91.23)

1862.32 (106.90)

High school diploma

110,843,140

1930.35 (126.05)

844.26 (87.00)

357.99 (26.68)

320.74 (46.11)

7181.19 (217.76)

3020.60 (152.26)

1178.33 (67.74)

1813.58 (54.43)

Bachelor’s degree and above

64,804,468

2888.13 (195.73)

1082.24 (147.29)

638.00 (58.78)

490.11 (57.10)

7511.46 (404.74)

3204.76 (350.68)

1232.89 (62.68)

1793.23 (78.50)

Other degree

19,908,609

2482.64 (429.98)

1128.84 (361.39)

403.29 (48.80)

436.43 (109.25)

7473.49 (597.37)

3574.69 (519.50)

1257.15 (120.12)

1647.59 (131.66)

Employment status

 

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Not employed

76,668,988

2785.99 (258.90)

1229.54 (189.98)

431.58 (27.11)

644.59 (101.25)

9833.12 (271.83)

4235.89 (207.36)

1503.20 (77.37)

2548.12 (74.46)

Employed

153,541,903

2020.95 (90.06)

800.77 (65.86)

426.18 (27.54)

289.59 (24.78)

5329.62 (222.37)

2358.57 (177.99)

891.76 (37.55)

1201.30 (41.18)

Inapplicable

159,475

550.27 (374.47)

49.09 (51.02)

70.40 (34.30)

386.24 (368.30)

51.56 (30.81)

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

51.56 (30.81)

Marital status

 

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Not married

108,660,080

1762.24 (97.52)

669.79 (66.63)

318.04 (20.09)

329.73 (44.56)

7343.67 (248.93)

3068.81 (157.80)

1136.41 (52.90)

1817.11 (63.36)

Married

122,323,536

2610.49 (141.83)

1117.98 (109.94)

536.78 (39.84)

403.97 (36.46)

7304.91 (248.46)

3280.64 (210.59)

1181.64 (59.97)

1783.05 (52.38)

Inapplicable

159,475

550.27 (374.47)

49.09 (51.02)

70.40 (34.30)

386.24 (368.30)

51.56 (30.81)

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

51.56 (30.81)

Enabling factors

         

Income

   

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<$20,000

98,499,699

2059.97 (146.42)

961.52 (123.80)

347.53 (22.84)

335.83 (32.19)

8198.68 (284.53)

3829.06 (224.85)

1140.64 (56.42)

2059.75 (70.84)

$20,000-$39,999

59,561,056

2101.75 (170.05)

920.19 (121.11)

374.74 (36.82)

361.02 (73.93)

6455.36 (266.18)

2513.21 (180.08)

1182.44 (107.88)

1672.23 (67.36)

> = $40,000

72,773,165

2389.94 (114.42)

764.87 (65.28)

574.26 (53.67)

413.32 (50.43)

6856.75 (313.49)

2886.41 (240.69)

1174.15 (61.41)

1551.77 (56.79)

Provider type of USC

 

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Facility

88,158,133

2515.29 (136.86)

935.28 (92.14)

504.77 (36.89)

452.32 (39.29)

7472.14 (275.30)

3188.66 (210.94)

1261.60 (80.76)

1829.53 (69.46)

Person

50,914,148

2771.93 (241.33)

1109.57 (180.93)

577.76 (76.96)

521.17 (90.59)

7847.49 (316.39)

3333.67 (264.16)

1252.32 (64.54)

2008.32 (74.15)

Person in facility

36,027,944

3387.82 (360.96)

1455.24 (260.06)

584.92 (53.64)

650.36 (146.46)

8922.97 (477.85)

3774.09 (318.75)

1352.02 (74.20)

2267.35 (92.76)

Inapplicable/DK/Refused/Not Ascertained

56,042,866

1102.66 (118.76)

537.98 (98.40)

207.66 (24.77)

97.18 (13.06)

3821.84 (513.22)

2136.09 (467.09)

474.79 (73.03)

706.69 (86.31)

MSA

         

No

36,422,877

2211.18 (232.57)

961.76 (162.43)

380.76 (40.10)

435.55 (100.70)

7279.21 (391.81)

3113.89 (277.72)

1119.95 (66.82)

1892.12 (96.75)

Yes

194,720,214

2175.85 (99.11)

879.93 (73.02)

432.93 (25.58)

355.90 (30.64)

7328.14 (191.48)

3203.21 (147.88)

1170.68 (48.44)

1776.30 (49.18)

Census region

     

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*

Northeast

42,648,623

2687.87 (314.80)

1138.11 (203.83)

501.29 (48.73)

507.40 (114.35)

7468.72 (397.84)

3312.15 (346.44)

1203.72 (69.11)

1715.69 (79.86)

Midwest

50,201,597

2059.51 (130.60)

717.69 (66.69)

448.07 (58.08)

326.18 (42.52)

8363.83 (402.06)

4028.56 (339.69)

1214.89 (63.21)

1903.12 (85.80)

South

84,788,746

2057.88 (143.92)

874.00 (117.86)

386.70 (40.54)

380.87 (37.48)

6906.83 (271.74)

2969.69 (205.94)

1130.30 (86.83)

1871.65 (74.42)

West

53,504,125

2080.28 (151.09)

872.81 (116.11)

408.76 (36.64)

275.31 (45.39)

6778.35 (359.35)

2542.57 (239.76)

1121.56 (55.70)

1620.38 (76.97)

Need factors

         

Perceived health status

 

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Excellent/VG/Good

201,378,534

1897.68 (67.25)

715.83 (50.04)

400.71 (21.80)

297.39 (20.68)

5612.94 (170.98)

2201.59 (129.83)

985.41 (43.64)

1449.64 (35.54)

Fair/Poor

29,504,968

7929.34 (202.23)

4441.51 (882.45)

945.26 (132.12)

1760.98 (423.70)

13987 (541.60)

6983.80 (426.99)

1841.43 (98.25)

3138.51 (136.17)

Perceived mental health status

 

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Excellent/VG/Good

213,789,726

2011.05 (82.17)

802.37 (54.70)

411.94 (22.73)

320.48 (29.46)

6771.72 (167.84)

2901.15 (132.67)

1112.93 (42.77)

1652.50 (40.14)

Fair/Poor

17,045,611

6404.00 (1083.34)

3093.95 (923.32)

783.50 (140.63)

1499.36 (213.76)

11865 (594.43)

5555.63 (509.46)

1572.05 (120.76)

2991.81 (143.96)

IADL help screener

 

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No

222,895,048

2089.00 (86.22)

854.74 (63.43)

424.46 (22.81)

341.17 (27.54)

6447.33 (153.36)

2718.30 (122.32)

1115.62 (39.99)

1647.34 (39.47)

Yes

7,803,288

12352 (3089.00)

4570.58 (1888.42)

667.67 (117.00)

3289.24 (1119.26)

21483 (1319.09)

10793 (1113.48)

1916.16 (180.62)

4240.08 (284.56)

ADL help screener

 

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No

226,792,756

2116.28 (87.91)

862.38 (64.26)

425.30 (22.70)

357.11 (29.08)

6792.16 (157.95)

2897.97 (125.28)

1138.09 (40.89)

1712.00 (40.15)

Yes

3,790,806

17565 (5347.54)

6887.16 (3361.57)

694.04 (207.65)

2858.11 (1631.82)

25454 (1980.99)

13113 (1743.15)

1988.03 (272.66)

4740.97 (394.85)

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