Table 2 Days from being diagnosed with cancer to dying and total cancer costs (N = 792)
Characteristics | Urban (N = 195) | Rural (N = 597) | P - value | Western (N = 162) | Central (N = 242) | Eastern (N = 388) | P - value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | Â | N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | Â | |
Days from being diagnosed with cancer to dying | Â | 549 (799) | Â | 448 (487) | 0.02 | Â | 576 (696) | Â | 451 (536) | Â | 444 (550) | 0.00 |
 ≤3 months | 35 (17.95) |  | 96 (16.08) |  |  | 30 (18.52) |  | 43 (17.77) |  | 58 (14.95) |  |  |
 3 months–6 months | 33 (16.92) |  | 123 (20.60) |  |  | 35 (21.60) |  | 58 (23.97) |  | 63 (16.24) |  |  |
 6 months-1 year | 57 (29.23) |  | 157 (26.30) |  |  | 29 (17.90) |  | 54 (22.31) |  | 131 (33.76) |  |  |
 1 year-2 years | 40 (20.51) |  | 137 (22.95) |  |  | 37 (22.84) |  | 50 (20.66) |  | 90 (23.20) |  |  |
 ≥ 2 years | 30 (15.38) |  | 84 (14.07) |  |  | 31 (19.14) |  | 37 (15.29) |  | 46 (11.86) |  |  |
Per capita expenditures, US$ | Â | 32,671 (45,576) | Â | 15,541 (15,955) | 0.00 | Â | 19,791 (18,132) | Â | 16,579 (20,423) | Â | 21,703 (33,747) | 0.03 |
 Including:out-of-pocket expenses |  | 17,051 (23,731) |  | 9405 (10,623) | 0.00 |  | 8979 (11,036) |  | 10,940 (15,516) |  | 12,483 (16,579) | 0.05 |
 Reimbursements |  | 15,620 (29,698) |  | 6136 (8202) | 0.00 |  | 10,812 (12,365) |  | 5639 (8642) |  | 9220 (21,479) | 0.00 |