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Table 3 Post-stroke visits and expenditure on acupuncture treatment within one year in stroke patients in 2000–2008 by sociodemographics

From: An investigation of the use of acupuncture in stroke patients in Taiwan: a national cohort study

 

Medical visits

Medical expenditure

 

n

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

Sex

0.0155

 

0.0264

 Women

17,225

6.4 ± 7.7

 

212 ± 258

 

 Men

25,563

6.5 ± 7.8

 

219 ± 271

 

Age

0.0342

 

<0.0001

 20–29

369

6.4 ± 7.0

 

219 ± 272

 

 30–39

1517

6.8 ± 7.8

 

240 ± 302

 

 40–49

5298

6.7 ± 8.2

 

226 ± 279

 

 50–59

10,054

6.5 ± 7.7

 

217 ± 267

 

 60–69

12,374

6.4 ± 7.6

 

210 ± 254

 

 70–79

10,424

6.4 ± 7.7

 

216 ± 263

 

  ≥80

2752

6.2 ± 7.9

 

208 ± 267

 

Income

<0.0001

 

<0.0001

 Very low

12,172

5.0 ± 6.5

 

168 ± 220

 

 Low

10,499

5.7 ± 7.1

 

187 ± 234

 

 Moderate

6605

6.7 ± 7.9

 

217 ± 262

 

 High

3465

7.6 ± 8.4

 

246 ± 276

 

 Very high

10,047

8.5 ± 8.9

 

295 ± 321

 

Occupation

<0.0001

 

<0.0001

 White collar

16,188

6.9 ± 8.0

 

229 ± 276

 

 Blue collar

18,067

6.1 ± 7.4

 

203 ± 253

 

 Other

8533

6.6 ± 7.9

 

219 ± 269

 

Urbanization

<0.0001

 

<0.0001

 Low

1858

5.2 ± 6.8

 

173 ± 229

 

 Moderate

13,509

6.0 ± 7.4

 

202 ± 259

 

 High

27,421

6.8 ± 8.0

 

226 ± 270

 

Density TCM

<0.0001

 

<0.0001

 Low

8117

5.9 ± 7.2

 

198 ± 250

 

 Moderate

22,199

6.5 ± 7.8

 

215 ± 263

 

 High

12,472

6.7 ± 7.9

 

230 ± 279

 
  1. TCM, traditional Chinese medicine