Table 2.
Characteristics of patients of capsule clinics from 2020 to 2022.
| Characteristics | Patients, n (%) | ||||
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2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total | |
| Total users | 2392 (19.58) | 4595 (37.60) | 5232 (42.82) | 12,219 (100) | |
| Age (years) | |||||
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≤18 | 430 (17.98) | 879 (19.13) | 925 (17.68) | 2234 (18.28) |
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18-40 | 874 (36.54) | 1923 (41.85) | 1740 (33.25) | 4537 (37.13) |
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40-60 | 739 (30.89) | 1168 (25.42) | 1650 (31.54) | 3557 (29.11) |
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≥60 | 349 (14.59) | 625 (13.60) | 917 (17.53) | 1891 (15.48) |
| Gender | |||||
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Male | 839 (35.08) | 1531 (33.32) | 1982 (37.88) | 4352 (35.62) |
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Female | 1553 (64.92) | 3064 (66.68) | 3250 (62.12) | 7867 (64.38) |
| Medicine category | |||||
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Rxa | 2212 (92.48) | 4297 (93.52) | 4989 (95.35) | 11,498 (94.09) |
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OTCb | 84 (3.51) | 250 (5.44) | 214 (4.09) | 548 (4.49) |
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No medicinec | 96 (4.01) | 48 (1.04) | 29 (0.56) | 173 (1.42) |
| Total drug cost range (Chinese Yuand) | |||||
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0-100 | 957 (40.01) | 1742 (37.91) | 2048 (39.15) | 4747 (38.85) |
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100-200 | 872 (36.46) | 1492 (32.47) | 1664 (31.80) | 4028 (32.97) |
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200-300 | 251 (10.49) | 544 (11.84) | 481 (9.19) | 1276 (10.44) |
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>300 | 312 (13.04) | 817 (17.78) | 1039 (19.86) | 2168 (17.74) |
aRx: Receptor X.
bOTC: over the counter.
cNo medicine: patients do not obtain medicine from the capsule clinic and only use the health monitoring system services, such as measuring blood pressure, height, weight, and other basic items.
d1 Chinese Yuan=US $0.14.