Table 5. Total Treatment Cost by Subgroup (Unit: Won)

Classification		*KM group			**WM group			※MD	P-value
		N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD
Total		30,024	97,485.76	180,947.95	30,024	43,894.65	74,330.15	53,591.11	<.0001
District	Seoul	6,717	99,807.51	213,159.35	6,705	43,229.81	75,150.35	56,577.70	<.0001
	Metropolitan City	8,415	106,482.83	185,218.70	8,351	46,602.07	82,387.86	59,880.76	<.0001
	City/Province	14,892	91,354.58	161,405.41	14,968	42,681.94	68,996.61	48,672.64	<.0001
Age	0-4 years	3,022	126,378.32	255,761.28	3,165	57,921.54	104,406.93	68,456.78	<.0001
	5-9 years	6,879	103,004.90	170,303.88	6,925	49,605.28	77,585.34	53,399.62	<.0001
	10-19 years	6,273	98,949.01	180,799.35	6,178	39,448.74	55,162.13	59,500.27	<.0001
	20-29 years	2,758	81,416.11	151,119.82	2,724	37,601.92	61,588.97	43,814.19	<.0001
	30-39 years	3,269	72,869.07	142,213.88	3,284	39,673.53	57,629.72	33,195.54	<.0001
	40-49 years	3,112	84,312.84	172,187.36	3,095	39,461.60	69,344.54	44,851.24	<.0001
	50-59 years	2,326	90,177.90	152,705.30	2,306	36,874.29	45,081.65	53,303.61	<.0001
	60-69 years	1,494	112,414.57	195,991.48	1,475	42,890.56	87,338.19	69,524.01	<.0001
	70-79 years	726	131,683.00	228,881.20	699	47,873.35	137,566.95	83,809.65	<.0001
	80-89 years	155	105,015.55	130,331.76	162	64,617.47	162,727.44	40,398.08	0.0151
	90-99 years	10	100,270.00	127,208.04	11	24,010.91	14,563.41	76,259.09	0.0914
	≥100 years	0	-	-	0	-	-	-	-
Gender	Male	15,711	99,390.22	182,952.97	15,730	45,058.81	75,334.20	54,331.41	<.0001
	Female	14,313	95,395.28	178,704.21	14,294	42,613.54	73,190.55	52,781.74	<.0001
Insurance Type	Health Insurance	29,584	96,913.87	179,565.87	29,592	43,482.93	71,612.65	53,430.94	<.0001
	Medical Benefits	440	135,937.59	254,733.17	432	72,097.29	178,768.20	63,840.30	<.0001
History of Allergic Rhinitis	No	22,342	79,589.21	135,133.30	22,346	34,301.69	38,658.99	45,287.52	<.0001
	Yes	7,682	149,535.31	266,880.57	7,678	71,813.94	127,316.32	77,721.37	<.0001
History of Hospitalization for Allergic Rhinitis	No	30,024	97,485.76	180,947.95	30,024	43,894.65	74,330.15	53,591.11	<.0001
	Yes								0
†CCI	0	26,267	96,598.41	178,337.93	26,214	42,867.67	66,297.87	53,730.74	<.0001
	1	2,386	100,616.53	182,889.27	2,451	52,187.17	104,085.88	48,429.36	<.0001
	2	642	101,701.31	193,621.30	652	49,252.55	117,487.75	52,448.76	<.0001
	≥ 3	729	115,499.08	244,572.45	707	48,283.54	145,284.21	67,215.54	<.0001

KM: Korean Medicine,
WM: Western Medicine,
MD: Mean Difference,
CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index