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. 2024 May 2:12:1266456.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1266456. eCollection 2024.

Hospitalization expenses of coronary heart disease inpatients in China: evidence from two hospitals in Ningxia Hui autonomous region

Chuanchuan Xu #  1 , Rugang Liu #  2   3   4   5 , Jian Wang  6   7 , Stephen Nicholas  8   9
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Hospitalization expenses of coronary heart disease inpatients in China: evidence from two hospitals in Ningxia Hui autonomous region

Chuanchuan Xu et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

Aim: The increasing morbidity from coronary health disease (CHD) has imposed a significant social and economic burden in China. We analyzed the factors affecting hospitalization expenses of CHD patients.

Design: From 2012 to 2018, data on 16,726 CHD patients were collected from the hospital information system in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Methods: A multiple ordered logistic regression model was used to analyze the factors affecting hospitalization expenses.

Results: The average hospitalization expense was RMB30998.26 ± 29890.03. Hospital materials expenses accounted for roughly 60% of total hospitalization costs. The older adult, patients who were male, in critical health status, with longer hospital stays, unemployed, using antibiotics and undergoing an operation without incision had significantly raised hospital expenses, while those with fewer complications, no operations and self-paying for health care had reduced hospitalization costs (p < 0.05). The length of hospital stay played a partial mediator role (p < 0.05).

Public contribution: Controlling the increase of medical materials costs and preventing over-consumption of hospital services by insured patients are recommended.

Keywords: coronary heart disease; cost; health policy; hospitalization expenses; inpatient.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Average expense by admission year.
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Different expenses by admission year.
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