Table 4 Correlation between the social, clinical, quality of life, and access profile and expenditure (N = 300)
Variable | Drugs (correlation [p-value]) | Consultation (correlation [p-value]) | Exams (correlation [p-value]) | Hospitalization (correlation [p-value]) | Total cost, per patient/ per year (correlation [p-value]) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schooling, years | 0.110 (0.06) | -0.098 (0.114) | -0.026 (0.655) | 0.091 (0.477) | 0.152 (0.008) |
Income | 0.155 (0.023*) | -0.046 (0.525) | 0.105 (0.122) | 0.018 (0.904) | 0.143 (0.032) |
SLEDAI 12 months | 0.173 (0.003*) | 0.202 (< 0.001*) | 0.145 (0.013*) | -0.082 (0.52) | 0.152 (0.008) |
SLEDAI interview | 0.069 (0.241) | 0.188 (0.002*) | 0.059 (0.313) | 0.162 (0.2) | 0.109 (0.061) |
SDI 12 months | 0.202 (< 0.001*) | 0.344 (< 0.001*) | 0.180 (0.002*) | -0.181 (0.152) | 0.192 (< 0.001) |
SDI score | 0.200 (< 0.001*) | 0.339 (< 0.001*) | 0.168 (0.004*) | -0.204 (0.106) | 0.186 (< 0.001) |
SDI interview | 0.204 (< 0.001*) | 0.405 (< 0.001*) | 0.177 (0.002*) | 0.002 (0.985) | 0.260 (< 0.001) |
Loss of productivity* | 0.005 (0.937) | 0.094 (0.127) | 0.056 (0.345) | 0.211 (0.094) | 0.110 (0.058) |
12-Item Short Form Survey (Physical component) | -0.087 (0.137) | -0.198 (0.001*) | -0.115 (0.05) | -0.019 (0.88) | -0.159 (0.006) |
12-Item Short Form Survey (Mental component) | -0.016 (0.783) | -0.116 (0.059) | 0.036 (0.542) | -0.118 (0.354) | -0.079 (0.174) |
Missing scheduled medical appointments | 0.039 (0.512) | 0.248 (< 0.001*) | 0.049 (0.402) | -0.028 (0.83) | 0.123 (0.033) |
Number of total medicines administered daily | 0.411 (< 0.001*) | 0.376 (< 0.001*) | 0.338 (< 0.001*) | -0.027 (0.835) | 0.393 (< 0.001) |
Glucocorticosteroids user (n) | 0.257 (< 0.001*) | 0.075 (0.322) | 0.009 (0.905) | -0.038 (0.79) | 0.204 (0.004) |