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Table 2 Distribution of OOPa expenditures for rural population

From: Effect of a typical systemic hospital reform on inpatient expenditure for rural population: the Sanming model in China

 

N(%)

OOPa expenditure(¥)

t/F

p

Mean

95%CI

Reform category

   

12.32

<0.001

 Before the reform(2007–2012)

429,207 (38.5)

1784.1

1771.5–1796.7

  

 After the reform(2013–2016)

684,408 (61.5)

1685.9

1676.6–1695.2

  

Sex

   

−7.99

<0.001

 Male

536,520 (48.2)

1755.5

1744–1767.1

  

 Female

577,095 (51.8)

1694.1

1684.5–1703.8

  

Age, years

   

49.98

<0.001

 < 65

749,120 (67.3)

1850.5

1841.0–1860.1

  

 ≥ 65

364,495 (32.7)

1463.1

1451.3–1475.0

  

Annual net income per capitab

   

59.80

<0.001

 < 7000

96,611 (8.7)

1607.6

1584.4–1630.7

  

 7000–14,000

589,879 (53.0)

1753.9

1743.3–1764.6

  

 ≥ 14,000

427,125 (38.4)

1708.3

1696.6–1719.9

  

Level of Hospitalb

   

82,061.2

<0.001

 Primary

495,267 (44.5)

766.8

758.2–775. 5

  

 Secondary

439,686 (39.5)

1494.8

1488.6–1500.9

  

 Tertiary

178,662 (16.0)

4940.8

4907.7–4973.9

  

Hospital regions

   

− 219.04

<0.001

 In Sanming

1,001,205 (89.9)

1101.8

1097.7–1105.8

  

 In other region

112,410 (10.1)

7270.5

7215.4–7325.6

  

Chronic conditions

   

−33.56

<0.001

 Yes

130,054 (11.7)

2191.6

2161.6–2221.6

  

 No

983,561 (88.3)

1661.9

1654.4–1669.4

  

Official reimbursement rate,%

   

172.64

<0.001

 < 80

411,794 (37.0)

2668.6

2653.4–2683.9

  

 ≥ 80

701,821 (63.0)

1169.4

1161.9–1176.9

  

Ceiling of annual compensation per patient,¥

   

11.82

<0.001

 <  104

684,408 (61.5)

1795.4

1781–1809.8

  

 ≥ 104

429,207 (38.5)

1693.9

1685.2–1702.7

  
  1. aOOP: Out-of-pocket. bUsing Bonferroni method, all results between every two groups are significantly different (p<0.001)