Table 4.

Costs of different categories during the treatment (in 2010 US$)*

Costs	Urban sample (n=90)					Rural sample (n=71)					P value†
	Median	IQR	Mean	SD	%	Median	IQR	Mean	SD	%
Panel A: Total direct medical costs	11 820	8680–17 158	17 075	17 854		12 857	9939–18 660	15 332	8531		0.393
Inpatient cost	7064	5018–11 458	12 048	15 571	70.6	6894	5157–11 786	9475	7176	61.7	0.155
Outpatient cost	4735	2803–6375	5027	3383	29.4	5634	4495–6843	5858	2321	38.3	0.074
Panel B: Total direct non-medical costs	5343	2873–9447	6707	5535		5204	3443–7265	6104	4342		0.468
Accommodation	1752	0–3900	2830	3880	42.2	2568	1430–3676	2983	2569	48.9	0.727
Transportation	137	30–280	189	207	2.8	109	56–178	156	233	2.6	0.376
Food and nutritional supplements	1773	221–3418	2392	2849	35.7	1472	463–2482	2158	2618	35.4	0.597
Hygiene cleaning products and auxiliary treatment equipment	281	74–675	520	706	7.8	103	36–278	313	556	5.1	0.041
Gifts and treats including electrical devices	519	147–981	774	1067	11.5	328	70–701	494	558	8.1	0.034
Panel C: Total indirect costs	463	0–7379	12 343	31 598		1822	44–6391	4157	6677		0.018
Total costs	22 154	14 036–41 289	36 125	40 487		22 860	16 065–30 601	25 593	13 088		0.021

*The average exchange rate between RMB and US$ in 2010 is 6.7695.

†P value for t -test comparing means between rural and urban samples.