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Table 2 Baseline patients characteristics

From: Direct medical costs for patients with schizophrenia: a 4-year cohort study from health insurance claims data in Guangzhou city, Southern China

Baseline (2010.11.01–2011.10.31)

Overall

UEBMI

URBMI

No. patients

n = 2971

n = 1760

n = 1211

Gender

 Female

1170.0 (39.4)

736.0 (41.8)

434.0 (35.8)

 Male

1801.0 (60.6)

1024.0 (58.2)

777.0 (64.2)

Age (years)

 Mean ± SD

50.3 ± 12.7

52.4 ± 11.8

47.3 ± 13.5

Age group

 18 ≤ age < 30

187.0 (6.3)

66.0 (3.8)

121.0 (10.0)

 30 ≤ age < 40

379.0 (12.8)

168.0 (9.5)

211.0 (17.4)

 40 ≤ age < 50

847.0 (28.5)

445.0 (25.3)

402.0 (33.2)

 50 ≤ age < 60

887.0 (29.9)

625.0 (35.5)

262.0 (21.6)

 ≥ 60

671.0 (22.6)

456.0 (25.9)

215.0 (17.8)

Hospital level

 Primary

76.0 (2.6)

45.0 (2.6)

31.0 (2.6)

 Secondary

905.0 (30.5)

517.0 (29.4)

388.0 (32.0)

 Tertiary

1990.0 (67.0)

1198.0 (68.1)

792.0 (65.4)

Length of stay (days)

 Mean ± SD

254.7 ± 135.1

244.9 ± 137.9

268.9 ± 129.8

 Days ≤ 100

737.0 (24.8)

482.0 (27.4)

255.0 (21.1)

 100 < days ≤ 300

501.0 (16.9)

315.0 (17.9)

186.0 (15.4)

 > 300 days

1733.0 (58.3)

963.0 (54.7)

770.0 (63.6)

Follow-up no. patients

 First year (2011.11.01–2012.10.31)

2021

1145

876

 Second year (2012.11.01–2013.10.31)

1901

1079

822

 Third year (2013.11.01–2014.10.31)

1754

988

766

  1. n(%) for categorical variables and mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables
  2. UEBMI Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance scheme, URBMI Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance scheme, SD Standard deviation