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Table 4 Mean estimated monthly cost of DS and differences in cost by baseline demographic groups, adjusting for other variables. All participants, all years

From: Examining the cost burden of dietary supplements in older adults: an analysis from the AAA longroad study

 

Mean

monthly

cost ($)

Difference in mean monthly cost between groups (p-value)

Study Site

 

A

B

C

D

E

   

Denver, CO (A)

14.02

 

2.33 (< 0.001)

4.31 (< 0.001)

2.05 (< 0.001)

2.92 (< 0.001)

   

Cooperstown, NY (B)

11.69

  

1.99 (< 0.001)

-0.28 (1.00)

0.60 (1.00)

   

Baltimore, MD (C)

9.70

   

-2.27 (< 0.001)

-1.39 (0.007)

   

Ann Arbor, MI (D)

11.97

    

0.87 (0.334)

   

San Diego, CA (E)

11.10

        

Age group

 

A

B

C

D

    

65–69 years (A)

9.39

 

-1.99 (< 0.001)

-3.45 (< 0.001)

-5.97 (< 0.001)

    

70–74 years (B)

11.38

  

-1.46 (< 0.001)

-3.68 (< 0.001)

    

75–79 years (C)

12.84

   

-2.22 (< 0.001)

    

80 and over (D)

15.06

        

Gender

 

A

B

      

Male (A)

9.60

 

-3.96 (< 0.001)

      

Female (B)

13.55

        

Race/Ethnicity

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

White, Non-Hispanic (A)

12.09

 

5.23 (< 0.001)

-0.51 (1.00)

-1.10 (1.00)

3.15 (1.00)

-1.46 (1.00)

2.03 (0.292)

0.567 (1.00)

Black, Non-Hispanic (B)

6.86

  

-5.74 (0.031)

-6.33 (< 0.001)

-2.08 (1.00)

-6.69 (< 0.001)

-3.20 (0.013)

-4.66 (0.845)

American Indian (C)

12.60

   

-0.59 (1.00)

3.66 (1.00)

-0.95 (1.00)

2.54 (1.00)

1.08 (1.00)

Asian (D)

13.19

    

4.25 (1.00)

-0.37 (1.00)

3.13 (0.22)

1.67 (1.00)

Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (E)

8.95

     

-4.61 (1.00)

-1.12 (1.00)

-2.58 (1.00)

Other, Non-Hispanic (F)

12.56

      

3.49 (0.415)

2.03 (1.00)

Hispanic (G)

10.07

       

-1.461 (1.00)

Refused (H)

11.53

        

Education

 

A

B

C

D

    

HS deg. or less (A)

10.66

 

0.08 (1.00)

-1.37 (0.02)

-1.53 (0.007)

    

Some college/ Vocational (B)

10.58

  

-1.46 (0.001)

-1.61 (< 0.001)

    

Associate’s/Bachelor’s deg. (C)

12.03

   

-0.15 (1.00)

    

Advanced college deg. (D)

12.19

        

Household income

 

A

B

C

D

E

   

Less than $20,000 (A)

7.90

 

-3.55 (< 0.001)

-4.53 (< 0.001)

-4.56 (< 0.001)

-3.56 (< 0.001)

   

$20,000 - $49,999 (B)

11.45

  

-0.98 (0.092)

-1.01 (0.225)

-0.01 (1.00)

   

$50,000 - $79,999 (C)

12.43

   

-0.04 (1.00)

0.96 (0.058)

   

$80,000 - $99,999 (D)

12.47

    

1.00 (0.132)

   

$100,000 or greater (E)

11.47

        

Workstatus^

 

A

B

      

No (A)

11.87

 

0.68 (0.025)

      

Yes (B)

11.12

        
  1. Based on estimated marginal means
  2. Adjustment for multiple comparisons: Bonferroni