Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Its Impact on Medical Cost among Urban Ischemic Stroke Inpatients in China: A National Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sample characteristics of TCM users and TCM nonusers among stroke patients.
Characteristics
Overall
TCM nonusers
TCM users
value
Number of patients, n (%)
47321 (100.0)
3478 (7.4)
43843 (92.6)
Sex, n (%)
Male
26795 (56.6)
2098 (60.3)
24697 (56.3)
<0.001
Female
20526 (43.4)
1380 (39.7)
19146 (43.7)
Age (years), median (IQR)
68 (61–77)
68 (60–77)
68 (61–76)
0.565
Age group, n (%)
0–29
55 (0.1)
12 (0.3)
43 (0.1)
<0.001
30–44
921 (1.9)
85 (2.4)
836 (1.9)
45–59
9245 (19.5)
697 (20.0)
8548 (19.5)
60–69
14974 (31.6)
1061 (30.5)
13913 (31.7)
70–79
14528 (30.7)
962 (27.7)
13566 (30.9)
≧80
7598 (16.1)
661 (19.0)
6937 (15.8)
Insurance type, n (%)
UEBMI
29950 (63.3)
2456 (70.6)
27494 (62.7)
<0.001
URBMI
17371 (36.7)
1022 (29.4)
16349 (37.3)
Hospital level, n (%)
Primary
9078 (19.2)
500 (14.4)
8578 (19.6)
<0.001
Secondary
22957 (48.5)
1596 (45.9)
21361 (48.7)
Tertiary
15286 (32.3)
1382 (39.7)
13904 (31.7)
TCM hospital, n (%)
Yes
7000 (14.8)
388 (11.2)
6612 (15.1)
<0.001
No
40321 (85.2)
3090 (88.8)
37231 (84.9)
Region, n (%)
East
16637 (35.2)
1409 (40.5)
15228 (34.7)
<0.001
Central
21970 (46.4)
1488 (42.8)
20482 (46.7)
West
8714 (18.4)
581 (16.7)
8133 (18.6)
Comorbidity, n (%)
Hypertension
2458 (5.2)
92 (2.6)
2366 (5.4)
<0.001
Coronary heart disease
1558 (3.3)
44 (1.3)
1514 (3.5)
<0.001
Diabetes
868 (1.8)
44 (1.3)
824 (1.9)
0.009
Chronic pulmonary disease
394 (0.8)
13 (0.4)
381 (0.9)
0.002
Peripheral vascular disease
177 (0.4)
7 (0.2)
170 (0.4)
0.083
Other neurological diseases
168 (0.4)
5 (0.1)
163 (0.4)
0.03
Rheumatoid arthritis
91 (0.2)
7 (0.2)
84 (0.2)
0.9
Peptic ulcer disease
87 (0.2)
0 (0.0)
87 (0.2)
0.009
Average length of stay (ALOS)
15.3
17.7
15.1
<0.001
values are based on the chi-square test and Mann–Whitney test; TCM: traditional Chinese medicine, UEBMI: Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance scheme, URBMI: Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance scheme, and IQR: interquartile range.
