Factors that associated with TB patient admission rate and TB inpatient service cost: a cross-sectional study in China

Table 5 Average medical costs and average length of stay of the 169 matched TB inpatients from six disignated hospitals in Zhenjiang and Hanzhong, respectively, in 2012

Sites	Number	Medical costs (CNY) ^a		ALOS (day) ^b
Sites	Number	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Zhenjiang	67	6171.44	3546.66	15.99	8.32
Dantu	27	5160.53	2143.02	14.96	4.44
Yangzhong	6	4808.93	2991.34	11.83	7.55
Jurong	34	7214.67	4229.48	17.53	10.37
Hanzhong	102	3952.07	1732.11	17.39	8.67
Chenggu	24	3678.39	1368.62	22.38	9.29
Mianxian	52	3732.18	1724.02	14.98	7.32
Zhenba	26	4644.47	1913.91	17.62	8.91

Data source: TB patient survey and medical records of the designated hospitals, a total of 169 cases were successfully matched
^aANOVA for county hospitals: Zhenjiang P = 0.047, significant difference between Dantu vs. Jurong; Hanzhong P = 0.060, significant difference between Chenggu vs. Zhenba, Mianxian vs. Zhenba
^bANOVA for county hospitals: Zhenjiang P = 0.216; Hanzhong P = 0.002, significant difference between Chenggu vs. Mianxian, Chenggu vs. Zhenba

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