Table 3. Direct informal medical costs.
| COPD severity | p-value | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild | Moderate | Severe | Very severe | |||
| Use rate, % | 23.3 | 30.3 | 24.6 | 42.0 | 0.116 | 29.3 |
| Non-prescription medicine and Health functional food* | 49.5 | 242.3 | 115.8 | 560.0 | 0.853 | 255 |
| Fork medicine* | 148.5 | 389.7 | 443.4 | 988.6 | 0.152 | 501.4 |
| Chinese medical service* | 0.0 | 40.7 | 0.0 | 513.7 | 0.843 | 121.7 |
| Smoking cessation* | 10.6 | 25.1 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.966 | 13.8 |
| Exercise* | 39.8 | 19.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.301 | 12.5 |
| Medical equipment* | 0.0 | 45.4 | 9.7 | 32.9 | 0.768 | 29.2 |
| Total costs per patient* | 248.5 | 762.5 | 575.4 | 2,095.6 | 0.009 | 933.7 |
| Overall costs† | 622 | 25,302 | 8,676 | 9,639 | NA | 44,239 |
*Marked in US dollar (USD). †In thousand USD.
COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; NA: not applicable.