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Table 5 Comparison of outpatient utilization between tiotropium and non-tiotropium groups

From: Effect of tiotropium inhaler use on mortality in patients with tuberculous destroyed lung: based on linkage between hospital and nationwide health insurance claims data in South Korea

 

Initial cohort

Matched cohort

Tiotropium group

Non-tiotropium group

P value

Tiotropium group

Non-tiotropium group

Pvalue

Number of patients

193

770

 

105

105

 

Number of outpatient visits

13.3 ± 15.7

4.8 ± 6.7

<  0.001

15.1 ± 20.4

7.8 ± 9.2

0.001

Medical cost for outpatient visit (1000 KRW)

359 ± 936

229 ± 368

<  0.001

672 ± 1086

365 ± 563

0.011

  1. Data are presented as means ± standard deviations
  2. KRW, Korean won, the currency of South Korea
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Respiratory Research

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