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Table 4 Medical cost paid by the BNHI for study subjects from the NHIRD in age-adjusted linear regression

From: Integrated traditional Chinese medicine for childhood asthma in Taiwan: a Nationwide cohort study

 

Mean

SD

Estimation (95%)

P

All OPD

    

Non-TCM (N = 12435)

2847.2

4288.6

Reference

 

Single TCM (N = 406)

5661.1

7745.2

2944.8 (2446.7, 3442.8)

<0.0001

OHQI TCM (N = 9)

16898.3

12017.3

14351 (11240, 17462)

<0.0001

OPD for TCM

    

Non-TCM (N = 12435)

0

   

Single TCM (N = 406)

3966.4

6711.6

Reference

 

OHQI TCM (N = 9)

19004.3

10996.8

15338 (10193, 20483)

<0.0001

ER

    

Non-TCM (N = 12435)

1573.6

1253.2

Reference

 

Single TCM (N = 406)

1881.3

1228

316.6 (−153.1, 786.3)

0.19

OHQI TCM (N = 9)

0

   

IPD

    

Non-TCM (N = 12435)

11996.9

11073.5

Reference

 

Single TCM (N = 406)

13374.1

7440.4

1314.6 (−611.8, 8740.1)

0.73

OHQI TCM (N = 9)

0

   

Total medical cost, median (IQR)

    

Non-TCM (N = 12435)

3087.8

4976.6

Reference

 

Single TCM (N = 406)

6182.9

8680.8

3229.5 (2655.2, 3803.8)

<0.0001

OHQI TCM (N = 9)

16898.3

12017.3

14122 (10528, 17715)

<0.0001

  1. BNHI: Bureau of National Health Insurance, NHIRD: National Health Insurance Research Database, OHQI: Outpatient’s Healthcare Quality Improvement, TCM: Traditional Chinese Medicine.