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Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample in China, 2013–2015

From: Out-of-pocket expenses for myasthenia gravis patients in China: a study on patients insured by basic medical insurance in China, 2013–2015

Variable

All patients (N = 3341)

Outpatients (N = 2796)

Inpatients (N = 545)

Year

 2013

902 (27.0)

655 (23.4)

247 (45.3)

 2014

1438 (43.0)

1285 (46.0)

153 (28.1)

 2015

1001 (30.0)

856 (30.6)

145 (26.6)

Age year (year)

 0–9

27 (0.8)

15 (0.5)

12 (2.2)

 10–19

22 (0.8)

16 (0.6)

6 (1.1)

 20–29

197 (5.9)

167 (6.0)

30 (5.5)

 30–39

408 (12.2)

352 (12.6)

56 (10.3)

 40–49

487 (14.6)

397 (14.2)

90 (16.5)

 50–59

760 (22.7)

631 (22.6)

129 (23.7)

 60–69

687 (20.6)

564 (20.2)

123 (22.6)

 70–79

565 (16.9)

487 (17.4)

78 (14.3)

 80+

188 (5.6)

167 (6.0)

21 (3.9)

Gender

 Female

1952 (58.4)

1649 (59.0)

303 (55.6)

 Male

1389 (41.6)

1147 (41.0)

242 (44.4)

Insured type

 UEMI

3079 (92.2)

2653 (94.9)

426 (78.2)

 URMI

262 (7.8)

143 (5.1)

119 (21.8)

Medical Institution

 Primary hospital

727 (21.8)

714(25.5)

13 (2.4)

 Secondary hospital

355 (10.6)

285 (10.2)

70 (12.8)

 Tertiary hospital

2259 (67.6)

1797 (64.3)

462 (84.8)

Regional distribution

 The eastern region

2369 (70.9)

2135 (76.4)

234 (42.9)

 The western region

874 (26.2)

651 (23.3)

223 (40.9)

 The central region

98 (2.9)

10 (0.4)

88 (16.1)

  1. IQR Interquartile range