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Table 8 Comparison of health service utilization between those without CCDs and those with CCDs

From: Chronic diseases among the elderly in a rural Vietnam: prevalence, associated socio-demographic factors and healthcare expenditures

Independent Samples Test

  

N

total

%

% difference

p- value

Elderly that sought outpatient sevices during the last 12 months

No CCD

1041

1662

63 %

−19 %

<0.001

 

With CCD

965

1206

82 %

  

Elderly that sought inpatient serives during the last 12 months

No CCD

81

1662

5 %

−8 %

<0.001

 

With CCD

157

1206

13 %