Table 4.
Expenditures for outpatient services for pediatric and adult leukemia patients (NT$) during the period 2001–2011.
| Characteristic | TCM users | TCM nonusers | t value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Percentage (95% CI) |
Average cost per visit (95% CI) |
Total | Percentage (95% CI) |
Average cost per visit (95% CI) |
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| Pediatric | |||||||
| Outpatient visits | 91,391 | 413,562 | |||||
| Fees for consultation, treatment, and medical supplies | 52,088,100 | 38.09 (38.08, 38.1) | 569.95 (559.62, 580.28) | 245,838,958 | 32.74 (32.73, 32.74) | 594.45 (589.71, 599.19) | 4.22∗∗∗ |
| Diagnosis fee | 19,341,052 | 14.14 (14.14, 14.15) | 211.63 (210.86, 212.4) | 88,180,707 | 11.74 (11.74, 11.74) | 213.22 (212.84, 213.61) | 3.64∗∗∗ |
| Drug fee | 65,311,809 | 47.76 (47.75, 47.77) | 714.64 (680.14, 749.15) | 416,969,010 | 55.52 (55.52, 55.53) | 1008.25 (986.8, 1029.7) | 14.16∗∗∗ |
| Total amount | 136,740,961 | 100 | 1496.22 (1459.61, 1532.83) | 750,988,675 | 100 | 1815.92 (1793.74, 1838.1) | 14.64∗∗∗ |
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| Adult | |||||||
| Outpatient visits | 252,690 | 1,791,600 | |||||
| Fees for consultation, treatment, and medical supplies | 170,260,064 | 19.55 (19.55, 19.56) | 673.79 (663.88, 683.70) | 1,282,955,508 | 20.66 (20.66, 20.66) | 716.10 (711.68, 720.52) | 7.64∗∗∗ |
| Diagnosis fee | 54,059,202 | 6.21 (6.21, 6.21) | 213.93 (213.46, 214.41) | 386,270,204 | 6.22 (6.22, 6.22) | 215.60 (215.42, 215.78) | 6.46∗∗∗ |
| Drug fee | 646,375,253 | 74.24 (74.23, 74.24) | 2557.98 (2512.05, 2603.91) | 4,541,817,387 | 73.12 (73.12, 73.13) | 2535.07 (2516.85, 2553.29) | −0.91 |
| Total amount | 870,694,519 | 100 | 3445.70 (3398.59, 3492.81) | 6,211,043,099 | 100 | 3466.77 (3447.99, 3485.55) | 0.81 |
∗∗∗ p < 0.001.