| Characteristic | Non-surgery () | | Surgery () | t value | TCM nonusers () | TCM users () | t value | TCM nonusers () | TCM users () | Total | Percentage (95% CI) | Average (95% CI) | Total | Percentage (95% CI) | Average (95% CI) | Total | Percentage (95% CI) | Average (95% CI) | Total | Percentage (95% CI) | Average (95% CI) |
| Outpatient visits one year after lung cancer diagnosis | 141,792 | | | 78,372 | | | | 18,148 | | | 11,292 | | | | Fees for consultation, treatment, and medical supply | 181,842,461 | 42.88 (42.87, 42.88) | 1282.46 (1249.09, 1315.83) | 71,784,259 | 41.75 (41.74, 41.76) | 915.94 (878.61, 953.28) | 14.35*** | 29,957,288 | 53.17 (53.16, 53.18) | 1650.72 (1538.08, 1763.36) | 14,166,877 | 45.07 (45.05, 45.09) | 1254.59 (1137.20, 1371.98) | 4.77*** | Diagnosis fee | 30,666,528 | 7.23 (7.23, 7.23) | 216.28 (215.63, 216.93) | 17,116,958 | 9.96 (9.95, 9.96) | 218.41 (217.67, 219.14) | −4.26*** | 3,764,169 | 6.68 (6.67, 6.69) | 207.42 (205.82, 209.01) | 2,437,653 | 7.75 (7.75, 7.76) | 215.87 (213.89, 217.86) | −6.51*** | Drug fee | 211,579,372 | 49.89 (49.89, 49.90) | 1492.18 (1462.74, 1521.62) | 83,032,934 | 48.29 (48.29, 48.30) | 1059.47 (1026.91, 1092.03) | 19.32*** | 22,621,500 | 40.15 (40.14, 40.16) | 1246.50 (1180.61, 1312.39) | 14,829,824 | 47.18 (47.16, 47.19) | 1313.30 (1219.56, 1407.04) | −1.14 | Total amount | 424,088,361 | 100 | 2990.92 (2945.98, 3035.86) | 171,934,151 | 100 | 2193.82 (2143.54, 2244.10) | 23.17*** | 56,342,957 | 100 | 3104.64 (2973.91, 3235.37) | 31,434,354 | 100 | 2783.77 (2631.91, 2935.63) | 3.14** |
| Outpatient visits one year before lung cancer diagnosis | 132,886 | | | 56,631 | | | | 12,817 | | | 7,512 | | | | Fees for consultation, treatment, and medical supply | 82,399,038 | 49.29 (49.28, 49.3) | 620.07 (600.21, 639.94) | 23,736,072 | 42.67 (42.66, 42.69) | 419.14 (399.76, 438.51) | 14.19*** | 8,969,651 | 55.09 (55.06, 55.11) | 699.82 (633.15, 766.49) | 3,851,397 | 45.71 (45.67, 45.74) | 512.7 (474.3, 551.1) | 4.77*** | Diagnosis fee | 29,313,743 | 17.54 (17.53, 17.54) | 220.59 (220.01, 221.18) | 12,468,308 | 22.42 (22.41, 22.43) | 220.17 (219.39, 220.94) | 0.86 | 2,752,677 | 16.91 (16.89, 16.92) | 214.77 (212.98, 216.55) | 1,661,546 | 19.72 (19.69, 19.75) | 221.19 (218.79, 223.59) | −4.20*** | Drug fee | 55,455,774 | 33.17 (33.17, 33.18) | 417.32 (409.28, 425.36) | 19,416,544 | 34.91 (34.90, 34.92) | 342.86 (329.2, 356.52) | 9.20*** | 4,559,885 | 28.01 (27.98, 28.03) | 355.77 (339.48, 372.06) | 2,913,321 | 34.57 (34.54, 34.61) | 387.82 (354.65, 421) | −1.70 | Total amount | 167,168,555 | 100 | 1257.98 (1236.48, 1279.48) | 55,620,684 | 100 | 982.16 (958.35, 1005.97) | 16.85*** | 16,282,213 | 100 | 1270.36 (1202.13, 1338.59) | 8,426,264 | 100 | 1121.71 (1069.67, 1173.75) | 3.40*** |
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