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Table 3 Annual direct health care cost and cost components for persons with versus without any criminal justice system encounters

From: Involvement in the US criminal justice system and cost implications for persons treated for schizophrenia

 

Mean ± SD, $

  

Cost category

Persons with any criminal justice system involvement

(n = 278)

Persons without any criminal justice system involvement

(n = 331)

Unadjusted p value

Adjusted p valuea

Total health care cost

23121 ± 31813

20206 ± 28307

.346

.420

Inpatient hospitalization

10330 ± 26226

5376 ± 18525

.001

.019

Outpatient care

6890 ± 16594

8503 ± 18727

.424

.150

Medication

4704 ± 3045

5001 ± 3531

.508

.183

Labs and other cost

1197 ± 3990

1326 ± 3272

.286

.672

  1. Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
  2. aAdjusted p-value for age, gender, and ethnicity.