Table 2.
The total economic burden on average for NDDs in children (CNY, %) in different age groups.
| Items | Group | Pre-GD cost (CNY) | % | Post-cost (CNY) | % | Total cost (CNY) | % | Z | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | <3 years* | 8,500.00 | 4.80 | - | - | 8,500.00 | 2.49 | - | - |
| ≥3 years and <6 years* | 9,000.00 | 3.68 | - | - | 9,000.00 | 1.90 | - | - | |
| ≥6 years | 9000.00 | 2.47 | - | - | 9000.00 | 1.28 | - | - | |
| Sum | 8,920.00 | 10.94 | - | - | 8,920.00 | 5.67 | - | - | |
| Consultation* | <3 years | 345.00 | 0.41 | 240.00 | 0.36 | 812.5 | 0.38 | −2.258 | 0.024 |
| ≥3 years and <6 years | 500.00 | 0.45 | 400.00 | 0.53 | 1,530.00 | 0.49 | −1.892 | 0.059 | |
| ≥6 years | 500.00 | 0.28 | 400.00 | 0.22 | 1,044.00 | 0.25 | −2.390 | 0.017 | |
| Sum | 470.00 | 1.14 | 327.00 | 1.11 | 1,000.00 | 1.12 | −3.730 | <0.001 | |
| Lab* | <3 years | 5,000.00 | 4.37 | 2,000.00 | 2.49 | 7,900.00 | 3.46 | −6.019 | <0.001 |
| ≥3 years and <6 years | 8,000.00 | 5.06 | 3,240.00 | 3.38 | 14,100.00 | 4.25 | −5.030 | <0.001 | |
| ≥6 years | 10,000.00 | 4.51 | 4,000.00 | 2.48 | 16,000.00 | 3.53 | −3.975 | <0.001 | |
| Sum | 6,350.00 | 13.94 | 2,500.00 | 8.35 | 11,225.00 | 11.24 | −8.736 | <0.001 | |
| Drugs* | <3 years | 1,500.00 | 1.63 | 900.00 | 1.93 | 3,000.00 | 1.77 | −1.562 | 0.118 |
| ≥3 years and <6 years | 3,600.00 | 2.51 | 3,000.00 | 3.52 | 10,000.00 | 3.00 | −0.040 | 0.968 | |
| ≥6 years | 5000.00 | 3.20 | 2500.00 | 3.99 | 12000.00 | 3.58 | −1.535 | 0.125 | |
| Sum | 2,400.00 | 7.34 | 1,500.00 | 9.45 | 5,795.00 | 8.36 | −1.970 | 0.049 | |
| Hospitalization* | <3 years | 20,000.00 | 15.02 | 5,000.00 | 10.68 | 32,000.00 | 12.93 | −5.221 | <0.001 |
| ≥3 years and <6 years | 15,000.00 | 9.20 | 5,000.00 | 8.47 | 30,000.00 | 8.85 | −3.068 | 0.002 | |
| ≥6 years | 10,000.00 | 6.44 | 2,300.00 | 9.75 | 24,000.00 | 8.03 | −1.974 | 0.048 | |
| Sum | 16,000.00 | 30.66 | 4,550.00 | 28.90 | 30,000.00 | 29.81 | −6.001 | <0.001 | |
| Rehabilitation* | <3 years | 3,000.00 | 9.48 | 4,998.50 | 11.20 | 12,970.00 | 10.31 | −1.515 | 0.13 |
| ≥3 years and <6 years | 13,000.00 | 13.07 | 18,497.00 | 19.12 | 42,000.00 | 15.98 | −0.805 | 0.421 | |
| ≥6 years | 22,000.00 | 13.44 | 35,000.00 | 21.87 | 86,000.00 | 17.50 | −1.713 | 0.087 | |
| Sum | 8,750.00 | 35.98 | 12,000.00 | 52.19 | 34,500.00 | 43.80 | −2.339 | 0.019 | |
| Total of direct medical expenses* | <3 years | 50,235.50 | 35.70 | 29,020 | 26.67 | 99,575.00 | 31.35 | −5.735 | <0.001 |
| ≥3 years and <6 years | 74,800.00 | 33.96 | 55,020 | 35.02 | 14,0908.00 | 34.47 | −2.305 | 0.021 | |
| ≥6 years | 88,908.00 | 30.34 | 6,5932 | 38.32 | 22,4120.00 | 34.18 | −0.599 | 0.549 | |
| Sum | 64,525.00 | 100.00 | 41,819.50 | 100.00 | 122,700.00 | 100.00 | −5.221 | <0.001 | |
| Direct non-healthcare cost* | Transportation | 3,000 | 37.16 | 2,000 | 35.07 | 5,650 | 36.15 | −4.508 | <0.001 |
| Accommodation | 2,000 | 34.09 | 1,000 | 34.30 | 3,500 | 34.18 | −4.554 | <0.001 | |
| Catering | 1,690 | 28.75 | 1,000 | 30.63 | 3,300 | 29.65 | −3.651 | <0.001 | |
| Indirect medicalt* | Productivity losses due to caring | 33,000 | —— | 68,789.40 | —— | 141,408.50 | —— | −6.745 | <0.001 |
*
The Kruskal–Wallis H test showed a significant difference in various total costs between different age group.