TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Aging, sex, and cost of medical treatment
JO  - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
A1  - Kim, Hyun
A1  - Moline, Jacqueline
A1  - Dropkin, Jonathan
SP  - 572
EP  - 578
VL  - 55
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE:: Association between medical cost from workplace injuries and aging and its effect modification by sex were examined. METHODS:: Medical costs reimbursed from workers' compensation between 2003 and 2009 were used. A multiple zero-truncated negative binomial regression predicted percent changes in medical cost. Cubic regression spline smoothers tested effect modification. RESULTS:: Reimbursed medical costs comprised 3452 claims. Medical costs increased with aging; however, the trends differ by sex. Medical cost increase after 10 years of age increase was 27% among men (95% CI = 17% to 38%) and was 15% among women (12% to 22%). Medical cost spent among the youngest women was higher than that for the oldest men. The ratio of cost between the oldest women and oldest men was double. CONCLUSIONS:: Prioritizing controls for injuries in hospitals should focus on women and aging workers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1076-2752
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e318289eeda
ID  - ref1
ER  -