Table 5. Service expenditures per visit (adjusted by inflation rate) and changes in service utilization per visit.

Indicators	SEPV adjusted by inflation rate
	Mean ± SD pre-reform (RMB yuan) (a)	Mean ± SD post-reform (RMB yuan) (b)	t	Growth rate (%)	ΔSUPV (%) (c) $\text{c}=\frac{\text{b}/{\text{P}}_{\text{post}}-\text{a}/{\text{P}}_{\text{pre}}}{\text{a}/{\text{P}}_{\text{pre}}}\times 100\%$
Services in outpatient care	58.66 ± 14.92	72.17 ± 15.88	-13.833**	23.03	6.00
Services in inpatient care	2615.21 ± 862.05	3339.45 ± 1212.54	-9.804**	27.69	13.10

Note: SEPV represents service expenditures per visit; SUPV represents service utilization per visit. A t-test was used to compare SEPV pre- and post-reform (adjusted by inflation rate)

**p < 0.01.