Table 3.
Estimation of direct medical costs in outpatient and inpatient care
| Variables | Outpatient (per person) | Inpatient (for each person), N = 1797 | Total ($) | Percent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Mean ($) | Standard deviation | Percent (percent of total) | Mean ($) | Standard deviation | Percent (percent of total) | |||
| Visit | 273 | 11.25 | 2.8 | 18.72 | 15.6 | 2.12 | 6 | 26.9 (8.29) | 8.29 |
| Empowerment | 67 | 4.56 | 1.25 | 7.08 | ------ | ----- | ------ | 4.56 (1.40) | 1.40 |
| Laboratory or diagnostic | 171 | 13.86 | 1.85 | 21.23 | 9.57 | 4.2 | 3.68 | 23.26 (4.18) | 4.18 |
| Drug | 116 | 22.37 | 1.99 | 34.7 | 10.32 | 1.9 | 3.97 | 32.69 (10.09) | 10.09 |
| Equipment | 178 | 11.76 | 1.59 | 18.25 | 58.86 | 12.65 | 22.62 | 70.62 (21.18) | 21.18 |
| Surgery | ------ | ------- | -- | ---- | 89.92 | 18.95 | 34.56 | 89.92 (27.77) | 27.77 |
| Hoteling | ------ | ------- | -- | ---- | 75.84 | 12.15 | 29.15 | 75.84 (23.42) | 23.42 |
| Total | 63.64 | 4.35 | 100 | 260.14 | 47.67 | 100 | 323.79 (100) | 100 | |