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Table 5 Financing of CTs and MRIs in the 71 sampled hospitals in 2009

From: Equity in the distribution of CT and MRI in China: a panel analysis

Location of hospitals

CTs

MRI

Number of CTs investigated

% of CTs with government subsidy※

Government subsidy as % of total CT costs

Average cost per CT (1,000USD) and 95% CI*

Number of MRIs investigated

% of MRIs with government subsidies

Government subsidy as % of total MRI costs

Average cost per MRI (1,000USD) and 95% CI*

Shanghai

29

38

32

918

15

27

20

1,925

(255; 1,081)

(1,667; 2,184)

Zhejiang

32

16

13

901

18

22

10

1,661

(749; 1,053)

(1,293; 2,029)

Shaanxi

23

9

2

688

9

11

1

1,097

(550; 827)

(770; 1,424)

Hunan

23

0

0

936

12

0

0

1524

(674; 1,198)

(896; 2,153)

Total

107

17

1

867

54

17

1

1,610

(780; 955)

(1410; 1810)

  1. Note: Exchange rate: 1USD = 6.3CNY.
  2. ※χ2 test, P = 0.002 < 0.05.
  3. *95% CI: 95% confidence interval.