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Table 2 Direct medical expenses for patients with different diabetic complications in Hangzhou City, 2011

From: Complications of diabetes in China: health system and economic implications

 

DR

DPN

Hypertension

CVD

DN

DFU

# of patients

533

1124

1078

593

242

347

# of patients with hospital admission

24

33

13

35

16

1

Average direct medical expense (USD)

 Per OP visit

61

62

65

65

80

59

 Per hospital admission

1092

2448

1764

3545

1858

825

Average annual direct medical expense (USD)

 Overall (per patient)

2455

2451

2299

3074

3466

2459

 OP visits (per patient)

2389

2286

2250

2601

3220

2454

 Hospital admissions (per patient)

66

165

49

473

246

5

OOP payment rate (%)

30.4

29.5

30.2

30.0

29.9

26.4