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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the sample patients

From: Did the universal zero-markup drug policy lower healthcare expenditures? Evidence from Changde, China

 

Inpatient sample (n = 27,246)

Outpatient sample (n = 48,282)

 

Mean

SD

Min

Max

Mean

SD

Min

Max

Dependent variables

Number of annual visits

1.982

1.696

1

26.000

3.754

4.089

1

75.000

Annual aggregate expenditures

16,280.572

28,727.542

10

1,191,614.900

1,325.591

4,983.619

0

152,774.210

Annual drug expenditures

6,161.174

13,505.055

0

380,865.680

458.037

2,111.263

0

82,278.790

Annual diagnosis expenditures

1,573.404

4,528.603

0

316,404.000

52.183

145.871

0

3,238.000

Annual laboratory expenditures

1,005.827

1,365.669

0

24,207.000

20.917

87.693

0

2,837.000

Annual medical consumables expenditures

854.300

3,258.344

0

145,023.910

12.812

120.337

0

8,938.000

Independent variable

Implementation of UZMDP Yes

19,220 (70.542% )

36,634 (75.875%)

Implementation of UZMDP No

8,026 (29.458%)

11,648 (24.125%)

Covariates

Age (year)

61.392

19.592

0

117

51.568

16.399

1

117

Annual income 0 - 20,000 CNY

3,622 (13.294%)

3,530 (7.311%)

Annual income 20,000 - 40,000 CNY

18,331 (67.280%)

24,168 (50.056%)

Annual income 40,000 - 60,000 CNY

3,591 (13.180%)

10,844 (22.460%)

Annual income ≥ 60,000 CNY

1,702 (6.247%)

9,740 (20.173%)

Gender Female

12,792 (46.950%)

27,688 (57.346%)

Gender Male

14,454 (53.050%)

20,594 (42.654%)

Type of health insurance Residentsa

7,575 (27.802%)

1,853 (3.838%)

Type of health insurance Retired veteran cadresb

257 (0.943%)

740 (1.533%)

Type of health insurance Disabled soldiers

36 (0.132%)

0 (0.000%)

Type of health insurance Employeesa

19,378 (71.122%)

45,689 (94.629%)

  1. aResidents and employees were covered by the Urban and Rural Resident Basic Medical Insurance Scheme and the Urban Medical Employee Medical Insurance respectively
  2. bVeteran cadres are CCP (China’s Community Party) members who participated revolutionary wars before 1949