Diffusion patterns of new anti-diabetic drugs into hospitals in Taiwan: the case of Thiazolidinediones for diabetes

Table 3 Patterns of adoption and diffusion of TZD in 327 long-term hospitals

		Initial time (month)		Peak Penetration¹		Time to Peak (month)		Monthly growth (DDD/month)
	N	mean	std	Mean	std	mean	std	mean	std
Total number		15.19	11.61	0.1166	0.0667	26.69	13.42	252.65	374.31
Accreditation level
Medical Center	18	8.28	10.31	0.1034	0.0402	34.67	12.25	1275.25	692.43
Regional Hospital	68	10.97	9.52	0.0985	0.0516	31.68	11.07	410.71	298.44
District Hospital	241	16.90	11.77	0.1227	0.0711	24.69	13.57	131.67	176.87
Ownership
Public Hospital	67	15.94	10.96	0.0782	0.0469	25.63	12.54	302.22	446.00
Non-profit Hospital	65	12.22	10.18	0.1155	0.0543	31.40	12.45	467.35	513.15
Private Hospital	195	15.93	12.15	0.1302	0.0712	25.49	13.74	164.04	238.14
BNHI Regions
Taipei	78	13.12	9.96	0.1204	0.0657	28.19	13.10	314.77	475.98
Northern	49	16.82	12.21	0.0818	0.0465	23.53	13.52	274.29	397.45
Central	81	16.93	12.21	0.1333	0.0683	26.95	12.85	203.92	284.37
Southern	49	14.08	11.22	0.1164	0.0689	22.90	11.79	294.41	374.88
Kao-Ping	59	15.29	12.86	0.1189	0.0718	28.83	15.56	201.43	328.36
Eastern	11	14.36	8.72	0.1104	0.0566	33.64	8.16	163.19	182.91

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