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Table 4 Expenditures for outpatient services for liver cancer patients (NT$) during the period 1996-2007

From: Utilization pattern of traditional Chinese medicine for liver cancer patients in Taiwan

 

Biomedicine (N = 53999777)

TCM (N = 20253460)

 

Biomedicine/ TCM Ratio

Characteristic

Total

Percentage (95% CI)

Average (95% CI)

Total

Percentage (95% CI)

Average (95% CI)

t value

Total

Average

Medical expenses for all outpatient visits

Fees for consultation, treatment, andmedical supply

23,205,324,170

43.8 (43.8-43.8)

429.73 (429.71-429.75)

6,115,161,733.80

40.02 (40.02-40.02)

301.93 (301.90-301.96)

226.64*

3.79

1.42

Diagnosis fee

11,725,511,578

22.13 (22.13-22.13)

217.14 (217.14-217.14)

4,425,149,296

28.96 (28.96-28.96)

218.49 (218.49-218.49)

−59.07*

2.65

0.99

Drug fee

18,043,485,487

34.06 (34.06-34.06)

334.14 (334.13-334.15)

4,738,494,125

31.01 (31.01-31.01)

233.96 (233.95-233.97)

388.04*

3.81

1.43

Total amount

52,974,321,235

100

981.01 (980.98-981.04)

15,278,805,154.80

100

754.38 (754.35-754.41)

365.10*

3.47

1.30

 

Biomedicine (N = 635705)

TCM (N = 227894)

 

Biomedicine/ TCM Ratio

Characteristic

Total

Percentage (95% CI)

Average (95% CI)

Total

Percentage (95% CI)

Average (95% CI)

t value

Total

Average

Medical expenses for outpatient visits specifically for liver cancer

Fees for consultation,treatment, andmedical supply

470,152,992

50.75 (50.75-50.75)

739.58 (739.32-739.84)

115449,750

46.87 (46.86-46.87)

506.59 (506.22-506.96)

29.19*

4.07

1.46

Diagnosis fee

137,611,256

14.85 (14.85-14.85)

216.47 (216.46-216.48)

50,252,360

20.40 (20.39-20.40)

220.51 (220.5-220.52)

−16.35*

2.74

0.98

Drug fee

318,652,124

34.40 (34.40-34.40)

501.26 (501.13-501.39)

80,595,549

32.72 (32.71-32.72)

353.65 (353.44-353.86)

33.91*

3.95

1.42

Total amount

926,416,372

100

1457.31 (1457.02-1457.60)

246,297,659

100

1080.76 (1080.33-1081.19)

40.99*

3.76

1.35

  1. TCM: traditional Chinese medicine; *:p < 0.001; CI: confidence interval.