Table 4.
Per patient–month productivity losses of the interview survey patients (in NTD)
| Variables | HD (n=308) | PD (n=246) | P value | ||
| Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | ||
| Before bootstrap procedures | |||||
| Total | 14 147 (10 746) | 13 936 (6961–20 921) | 11 604 (7949) | 10 576 (5315–16 764) | <0.01 |
| Time spent operating dialysis apparatus | – | – | 8655 (6785) | 7450 (3138–12 700) | |
| Seeking outpatient care from patients | 11 307 (8007) | 12 874 (0–17 567) | 774 (591) | 798 (399 –1008) | <0.001 |
| Seeking outpatient care from caregivers | 1608 (5793) | 0 (0–0) | 400 (759) | 0 (0–833) | <0.001 |
| Seeking inpatient care from patients | 799 (1683) | 0 (0–0) | 1037 (1482) | 0 (0–2918) | 0.01 |
| Seeking inpatient care from caregivers | 433 (1251) | 0 (0–0) | 739 (1290) | 0 (0–733) | <0.001 |
| Stratified by age groups | |||||
| Age <50 (years) | 19 419 (5888) | 13 177 (7000) | <0.001 | ||
| Age 50–59 (years) | 19 276 (10 606) | 14 424 (7579) | <0.01 | ||
| Age 60–69 (years) | 17 253 (7901) | 12 826 (6789) | <0.001 | ||
| Age ≥70 (years) | 2386 (6184) | 1207 (1621) | <0.01 | ||
| After bootstrap procedures | |||||
| Total | 14 150 (626) | 11 611 (510) | <0.001 | ||
| Stratified by age groups | |||||
| Age <50 (years) | 19 381 (715) | 13 289 (840) | <0.001 | ||
| Age 50–59 (years) | 19 272 (1162) | 14 415 (878) | <0.001 | ||
| Age 60–69 (years) | 17 212 (857) | 12 823 (802) | <0.001 | ||
| Age ≥70 (years) | 2403 (645) | 1206 (255) | <0.001 | ||
HD, haemodialysis; NTD, new Taiwan dollars (1 US dollar=30 NTD); PD, peritoneal dialysis.