Utilization and medical costs of outpatient rehabilitation among children with autism spectrum conditions in Taiwan

Table 1 Rehabilitation resource utilization among 3–12-year-old children (NHIRD data)

Year	ASC (n = 3227)			Non-ASC (n = 150,451)
Year	2008	2009	2010	2008	2009	2010
Number (%)	1085 (32.3)	1053 (32.0)	1085 (2.0)	47,758 (97.8)	50,553 (98.0)	52,140 (98.0)
Average of frequency (SD)^b*	18.76 (15.45)	20.87 (16.12)	20.52 (15.59)	6.96 (9.54)	7.13 (9.66)	7.08 (9.42)
Average cost/claim point^a (SD)^b*	2761.63 (1717.63)	2803.29 (1730.81)	2781.94(1701.41)	2521.48 (1856.24)	2559.97 (1855.96)	2578.44 (1847.73)
Average total annual cost/claim point^a (SD)^b*	55,953.06 (52,064.89)	51,698.48 (51,698.48)	50,706.14 (50,131.40)	17,521.16 (33,278.63)	18,251.02 (33,636.77)	18,245.37 (32,676.85)

Average frequency: total annual outpatient rehabilitation visits/annual number of patients
Average cost/claim point: average universal outpatient claim
Average total annual cost/claim point: Average cost × average frequency per patient
*p < 0.001 (comparing the overall mean for the 3 years in the ASC and non-ASC groups)
^a1 claim point equals approximately NT$1
^bSD standard deviation

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