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Table 4 Respondents’ monthly expenditure and mean catastrophic DM cost at 30 % threshold N(US$)

From: Economic burden and catastrophic cost among people living with type2 diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary health institution in south-east zone, Nigeria

Respondents’ expenditure

Mean (\({\bar{\text{X}}}\))

Standard deviation (SD)

Food purchased

31,800 (201)

39,629 (251)

Food produced

9924 (63)

15,233 (96)

Clothing

28,300 (179)

33,884 (215)

Rent

24,400 (154)

53,672 (340)

Health care

15,400 (98)

22,679 (144)

Cooking fuel

5272 (33)

6766 (43)

Educational expenses

84,800 (537)

133,723 (846)

Durable goods

64,001 (405)

22,855 (145)

Community welfare

11,800 (75)

22,332 (141)

Transportation

12,000 (76)

14,879 (94)

Utilities

10,026 (64)

12,214 (77)

Non-food expenditure

256,000 (1620)

731,710 (4631)

Total expenditure

553,725 (3505)

999,078 (6323)

DM costs as a proportion of non-food expenditure

20.4 %

11 %

Catastrophic DM cost

45 %

88 %