Table 3.
Annual Costs of COPD Patients@.
| GOLD 1-2 | GOLD 3-4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stable period | Mild attack (outpatient/Community) |
Severe attack (Hospitalization) |
Stable period | Mild attack (outpatient/Community) |
Severe attack (Hospitalization) |
|
| Western medicine group | 2998.36 ± 1750.01 | 7345.33 ± 10753.48 | 17882.67 ± 15426.19 | 5324.59 ± 985.55 | 9795.00 ± 17208.92 | 10735.00 ± 7861.86 |
| TCM group | 6829.00 ± 525.18 | 5974.76 ± 11563.94 | 12660.00 ± 16772.57 | 7015.94 ± 462.63 | 2567.78 ± 1170.40 | 8267.75 ± 7123.00 |
| Combined group | 9342.12 ± 1621.49 | 1597.50 ± 1610.06 | 8200 ± 282.84 | 11306.64 ± 770.09 | 2557.78 ± 1780.60 | 6605.72 ± 5450.84 |
@Plus–minus values are means ± SD.