Table 6. Average Cost Per Day of Visit by Subgroup (Unit: Won)

Classification		*KM group			**WM group			※MD	P-value
		N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD
Total		30,024	24,407.57	7,362.21	30,024	16,868.58	12,720.21	7,538.99	<.0001
District	Seoul	6,717	25,198.53	7,503.83	6,705	17,646.56	14,438.95	7,551.97	<.0001
	Metropolitan City	8,415	24,550.34	7,171.01	8,351	17,012.18	14,237.80	7,538.16	<.0001
	City/Province	14,892	23,970.14	7,371.90	14,968	16,439.96	10,845.57	7,530.18	<.0001
Age	0-4 years	3,022	25,868.96	6,055.75	3,165	14,202.04	5,267.07	11,666.92	<.0001
	5-9 years	6,879	23,267.43	6,190.53	6,925	15,463.93	8,608.79	7,803.50	<.0001
	10-19 years	6,273	23,955.67	6,973.24	6,178	16,444.22	10,486.27	7,511.45	<.0001
	20-29 years	2,758	26,016.34	8,091.73	2,724	20,106.91	21,853.78	5,909.43	<.0001
	30-39 years	3,269	25,149.22	7,904.68	3,284	18,875.48	15,234.06	6,273.74	<.0001
	40-49 years	3,112	25,048.23	8,366.73	3,095	17,906.45	13,699.30	7,141.78	<.0001
	50-59 years	2,326	24,506.25	8,235.80	2,306	17,853.19	13,163.32	6,653.06	<.0001
	60-69 years	1,494	23,909.61	8,321.53	1,475	17,421.95	15,609.17	6,487.66	<.0001
	70-79 years	726	22,258.85	8,121.21	699	15,703.43	8,826.79	6,555.42	<.0001
	80-89 years	155	21,293.56	4,849.45	162	16,536.91	14,822.70	4,756.65	0.0001
	90-99 years	10	20,748.98	8,603.60	11	11,941.14	1,828.92	8,807.84	0.0103
	≥100 years	0	-	-	0	-	-	-	-
Gender	Male	15,711	24,615.87	7,370.85	15,730	16,981.45	12,915.97	7,634.42	<.0001
	Female	14,313	24,178.93	7,346.18	14,294	16,744.36	12,500.52	7,434.57	<.0001
Insurance Type	Health Insurance	29,584	24,366.30	7,303.41	29,592	16,834.10	12,628.32	7,532.20	<.0001
	Medical Benefits	440	27,182.64	10,227.40	432	19,230.18	17,788.56	7,952.46	<.0001
History of Allergic Rhinitis	No	22,342	24,974.94	7,639.28	22,346	17,228.31	13,275.82	7,746.63	<.0001
	Yes	7,682	22,757.46	6,201.64	7,678	15,821.63	10,877.13	6,935.83	<.0001
History of Hospitalization for Allergic Rhinitis	No	30,024	24,407.57	7,362.21	30,024	16,868.58	12,720.21	7,538.99	<.0001
	Yes								0
†CCI	0	26,267	24,443.21	7,299.80	26,214	16,801.25	12,375.60	7,641.96	<.0001
	1	2,386	24,339.79	7,589.45	2,451	17,255.71	13,320.67	7,084.08	<.0001
	2	642	24,050.15	8,065.08	652	17,822.40	17,821.99	6,227.75	<.0001
	≥ 3	729	23,660.23	8,125.84	707	17,143.39	16,853.55	6,516.84	<.0001

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