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Table 2 Average hospital charges for inpatient care per elderly inpatient

From: The determinants of caregiver use and its costs for elderly inpatients in Korea: a study applying Andersen’s behavioral model of health care utilization and replacement cost method

Average of hospital charges per elderly inpatient in US$ (Weighted Mean ± SDa)

Elderly inpatients with caregivers (n = 574)

Elderly inpatients without caregivers (n = 245)

p-value

Total of inpatient service payment

3,966 ± 5,158

1,358 ± 1,605

0.00

Covered by NHI

2,715 ± 3,938

919 ± 1,227

0.00

Paid through cost sharing

575 ± 791

234 ± 343

0.00

Paid out of pocket

675 ± 1,242

204 ± 369

0.00

  1. Note. All costs were adjusted to US$ (a currency exchange rate of Korean Won ₩109,950 to US dollar $100) 
  2. aSD Standard Deviation
  3. *p < 0.05
  4. p < 0.00