Table 2

Annual NHI-financed medical utilisation per patient-year of peritoneal dialysis patients

Variables	APD (n=1749)			CAPD (n=1749)			Median difference	p Value
Variables	Mean	Median	SD	Mean	Median	SD	Median difference	p Value
Total no. of visits/hospitalisations	44.58	40.63	18.86	44.51	40.50	20.09	0.13	0.53
Visits classified by department
Outpatient visits	41.56	38.13	17.77	41.59	37.89	18.90	0.24	0.68
Dialysis-related visits	14.35	12.43	4.39	13.49	12.40	3.48	0.03	0.24
Non-dialysis-related visits	27.22	23.73	17.54	28.11	24.38	18.67	−0.65	0.25
Emergency room visits	1.66	0.90	2.47	1.60	0.87	2.33	0.04	0.51
Hospitalisations	1.36	0.79	1.69	1.31	0.76	1.75	0.03	0.23

APD, automated peritoneal dialysis; CAPD, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; NHI, National Health Insurance.