Table 3.

The medical cost of treatment among patients with fall injury. Unit: US $

Characteristics	Type of patient
	Inpatient				Outpatient
	n	Median	IQR	%	n	Median	IQR	%
Direct non-medical cost
Travel	151	17.05	11.94–25.58	22.22	248	4.26	2.13–8.53	66.67
Food	151	51.16	26.86–72.48	66.67	230	4.26	2.13–6.39	66.67
Total non-medical cost	152	76.74	42.21–102.32	100.00	248	6.39	5.54–12.79	100.00
Direct medical cost
Health examination	102	0.32	0.28–0.33	0.67	38	0.30	0.26–1.28	7.50
Medication	101	5.12	2.56–11.94	10.80	32	1.28	0.66–2.22	32.15
Lab test	102	8.53	5.12–12.79	18.00	36	1.06	0.53–2.64	26.58
Surgery	75	37.52	4.16–85.27	79.19	18	2.70	1.86–3.29	67.95
Bed	101	15.35	10.23–21.32	32.40	0		–	–
Others	26	0.59	0.43–2.98	1.24	2	2.00	1.02–2.98	50.38
Total direct medical cost	102	47.37	21.65–111.67	100.00	38	3.98	2.11–5.63	100.00
Total medical cost (unit: US$)	152	98.06	56.66–170.52	92.00	249	8.53	6.39–14.84	8.00

n number of patients responding to the questions, % Percentage by unit cost, IQR interquartile range.