Yusuke Matsuyama, Aya Isumi, Satomi Doi, Takeo Fujiwara
Being Left Alone at Home and Dental Caries of Children Aged 6-7 Years
Journal of epidemiology
previous research established low literacy independently associated poorer health objective determine whether low literacy skill also associated higher health care charges studied persons enrolled medicaid medical needindigence testing literacy skills english spanish measuring annual health care charges statistical analyses determined adjusting sociodemographic variables literacy associated charges mean charges among subjects low literacy skills 3rdgrade reading level 10688 dollarsyear 2891 dollars better literacy skills 4thgrade reading level statistically significant difference p 025 difference persisted adjustment potentially confounding sociodemographic variables based small study limited reading skills seem independently associated higher health care charges among medically needy medically indigent medicaid patients