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. 2021 Aug 12;14:1269–1279. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S318263

Table 1.

Characteristics of the Participants (n=21)

No. Gender Age Education Level Type of Insurance Diagnosis at Discharge Number of Inpatient Admissions in Number of Outpatient Visits to Number of Admissions to Other Hospitals
P1 Female 28 Junior school UEBMI Bloody stool of unknown origin 2 23 1
P2 Female 21 High school OOP Abdominal pain of unknown origin 4 17 1
P3 Female 49 University UEBMI Abdominal bloating of unknown origin 2 48 5
P4 Female 29 University UEBMI Hematuria of unknown origin 3 27 1
P5 Female 67 Junior school UEBMI Bleeding of unknown reasons 2 3 2
P6 Female 29 High school UEBMI Chest pain of unknown origin 2 21 2
P7 Male 39 College UEBMI Cough of unknown origin 2 30 2
P8 Male 23 University NRCMS Left knee joint effusion of unknown origin 2 36 1
P9 Male 26 University UEBMI Fever of unknown origin 5 42 0
P10 Male 50 High school UEBMI Ascites of unknown origin 2 39 1
P11 Female 23 University NRCMS Unexplained lymphadenopathy 2 22 0
P12 Female 30 University UEBMI Pleural effusion of unknown origin 1 31 1
P13 Male 22 College NRCMS Chronic diarrhea of unknown origin 1 9 4
P14 Male 47 Primary school NRCMS Uncertain gastric cancer diagnosis 1 5 2
P15 Male 39 College OOP Arrhythmia of unknown origin 1 5 4
P16 Male 61 High school UEBMI Vomiting of unknown origin 1 3 1
P17 Male 63 High school UEBMI Fever of unknown origin 1 1 1
P18 Male 18 High school UEBMI Uncertain gastric cancer diagnosis 1 9 1
P19 Female 31 University OOP Chronic diarrhea of unknown origin 1 2 3
P20 Female 30 High school UEBMI Thrombocytopenia of unknown origin 2 4 5
P21 Male 32 High school UEBMI Abdominal pain of unknown origin 2 3 1

Abbreviations: NRCMS, New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme; OOP, out-of-pocket; UEBMI, urban employee basic medical insurance.