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Table 2 Medical utilization for subjects with a pathologic fracture of an identifiable location in Taiwan, 2008 (valid n = 3003)

From: Treatment incidence of and medical utilization for hospitalized subjects with pathologic fractures in Taiwan-Survey of the 2008 National Health Insurance data

 

Medical Cost ($NT), mean, (S.D.)

 

Length of Stay (days), mean, (S.D.)

 
 

In general

Female

Male

 

In general

Female

Male

 

Fracture location

cases

mean

(S.D.)

cases

mean

(S.D.)

cases

mean

(S.D.)

P*

cases

mean

(S.D.)

cases

mean

(S.D.)

cases

mean

(S.D.)

P*

Pathological Fx of Humerus

154

353,575

407,372

76

360,005

346,344

78

347,309

461,335

0.357

154

43.9

42.9

76

48.3

45.7

78

39.6

39.8

0.402

Pathological Fx of Distal Radius/Ulna

18

293,803

387,673

11

178,740

210,325

7

474,616

538,219

0.009

18

31.1

32.9

11

21.0

19.0

7

47.0

44.5

0.020

Pathological Fx of Vertebrae

2424

200,015

256,668

1,451

186,175

245,394

973

220,654

271,435

0.005

2424

29.4

34.4

1,451

26.3

30.3

973

33.9

39.4

0.000

Pathological Fx of Neck of Femur

254

307,807

284,991

139

303,879

248,781

115

312,555

324,480

0.324

254

43.3

41.2

139

45.7

42.7

115

40.4

39.5

0.327

Pathological Fx of Other Part of Femur

128

340,675

352,755

69

350,874

394,534

59

328,747

299,516

0.270

128

42.4

38.1

69

43.5

42.4

59

41.3

32.7

0.165

Pathological Fx of Tibia and Fibula

25

300,888

316,227

11

290,137

309,024

14

309,335

333,140

0.451

25

42.0

32.8

11

43.6

26.5

14

40.6

38.0

0.119

  1. S.D.: standard deviation
  2. *Descriptive comparison of differences between genders was performed by the independent t-test.