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Table 2 Patient outcomes of enrolled patients by facilities grouped by service scope, 2017

From: Association between service scope of primary care facilities and patient outcomes: a retrospective study in rural Guizhou, China

Variables

Service scope

U/χ2

P

Quantile 1

Quantile 2

Quantile 3

Quantile 4

Quantile 5

Level of inpatient institution(%)

       

PCF-level

17,546 (29.9)

14,757 (29.2)

24,244 (29.8)

12,757 (32.2)

29,884 (43.0)

5600.0

< 0.001

County-level

34,083 (58.1)

31,065 (61.5)

48,864 (60.1)

22,919 (57.8)

31,335 (45.1)

  

City-level

4,141 (7.1)

1,937 (3.8)

3,763 (4.6)

1,775 (4.5)

4,410 (6.3)

  

Provincial

2,866 (4.9)

2,780 (5.5)

4,461 (5.5)

2,186 (5.5)

3,860 (5.6)

  

Readmission in 30 days

       

Yes

2893 (4.9)

2267 (4.5)

3560 (4.4)

1763 (4.4)

3039 (4.4)

31.2

< 0.001

No

58,636 (95.1)

50,539 (95.5)

81,332 (95.6)

39,637 (95.6)

69,489 (95.6)

  

Length of stay (Median, [p25, p75])

6 (4, 8)

5 (3, 8)

6 (4, 8)

5 (4, 8)

6 (4, 8)

535.9

< 0.001

Length of stay (Mean ± SD)

7.8 ± 13.7

7.3 ± 14.0

7.3 ± 11.7

7.4 ± 12.2

7.8 ± 12.9

  

Per capita total cost

(In Chinese Yuan)

1,873.1

(1066.0, 3,754.1)

1,652.5

(892.5, 3,344.7)

1617.5

(857.0, 3,388.8)

1,610.4

(869.5, 3,311.8)

1,684.5

(920.2, 3,460.5)

1,202.3

< 0.001

Per capita out-of-pocket cost

(In Chinese Yuan)

663.8

(317.4, 1,330.8)

559.7

(231.0, 1,177.7)

540.7

(217.3, 1,169.9)

534.7

(221.4, 1,153)

545.9

(227, 1,144.5)

1,756.8

< 0.001

Reimbursement ratio (%)

63.6 ± 17.9

66.1 ± 39.0

66.8 ± 64.8

66.6 ± 21.2

66.6 ± 21.2

1,720.4

< 0.001

  1. Note: Level of inpatient institution (%): 1 < 2, χ2 = 583.8, P < 0.001; 1 < 3, χ2 = 403.2, P < 0.001; 1 < 4, χ2 = 320.0, P < 0.001; 1 < 5, χ2 = 2600.0, P < 0.001; 2 < 3, χ2 = 59.3, P < 0.001; 2 < 4, χ2 = 136.7, P < 0.001; 2 < 5, χ2 = 3400.0, P < 0.001; 3 < 4, χ2 = 73.4, P < 0.001; 3 < 5, χ2 = 3600.0, P < 0.00; 4 < 5, χ2 = 1700.0, P < 0.001. Readmission in 30 days: 1 < 2, χ2 = 11.0, P = 0.001; 1 < 3, χ2 = 21.9, P < 0.001; 1 < 4, χ2 = 11.3, P = 0.001; 1 < 5, χ2 = 20.6, P < 0.001. Length of stay (Median, [p25, p75]): 1 > 2: U = 7.6, P < 0.001; 1 > 4: U = 2.7, P = 0.004; 1 < 5, U = -14.1, P < 0.001; 2 < 3, U = -6.9, P < 0.001; 2 < 4, U = − 4.3, P < 0.001; 2 < 5, U = -21.3, P < 0.001; 3 > 4, U = 1.72, P = 0.043; 3 < 5, U = 16.6, P = 0.001; 4 < 5, U=-15.3, P < 0.001. Per capita total cost (In Chinese Yuan): 1 > 2: U = 25.2, P < 0.001; 1 > 3: U = 31.1 P < 0.001; 1 > 4: U = 26.8, P < 0.001; 1 > 5: U = 21.1, P < 0.001; 2 > 3: U = 2.76, P = 0.003; 2 > 4: U = 3.2, P < 0.001; 2 < 5: U = -5.84, P < 0.001; 3 < 5: U = -9.63, P < 0.001; 4 < 5: U = -8.8, P < 0.001. Per capita out-of-pocket cost (In Chinese Yuan): 1 > 2: U = 28.6, P < 0.001; 1 > 3: U = 36.9, P < 0.001; 1 > 4: U = 31.4, P < 0.001; 1 > 5: U = 33.4, P < 0.001; 2 > 3: U = 4.6, P < 0.001; 2 > 4: U = 4.6, P < 0.001; 2 > 5: U = 33.4, P = 0.009; 3 < 5: U = -2.4, P = 0.009; 4 < 5: U = -2.7, P = 0.003. Reimbursement ratio (%): 1 < 2: U = -22.3, P < 0.001; 1 < 3: U = -33.9, P < 0.001; 1 < 4: U = -27.5, P < 0.001; 1 < 5: U = -37.9, P < 0.001; 2 < 3, U = -8.5, P < 0.001; 2 < 4, U = -6.5, P < 0.001; 2 < 5, U=-5.6, P < 0.001; 3 < 5, U = -5.6, P < 0.001; 4 < 5, U = -5.3, P < 0.001
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