The average annual number of OPD visits, and expenditures per person of different dental procedures among eligible patients and different CKD stages from 2000 to 2008.

<p>The eligible subjects were recruited patient from 2008 to 2010. N = 10,457.</p><p>Abbreviations: CKD, chronic kidney disease; DENT, Dentistry; HC, healthy control; HR, high risk NT$, new Taiwan dollars; OPD, outpatient; WM, Western Medicine.</p>a<p>Expenditures were rounded to the nearest whole dollar.</p>b<p>ANOVA. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.</p>c<p>Scheffe's test : HR>CKD.</p>d<p>Scheffe's test : HC>HR>CKD.</p>e<p>Scheffe's test : HR>CKD>HC.</p>f<p>Scheffe's test : HR>CKD>HC.</p>g<p>Scheffe's test : HR>HC>CKD.</p>h<p>Scheffe's test : Stage1>Stage2>Stage3a>Stage3b>Stage4>Stage5.</p>i<p>Scheffe's test : Stage3b>Stage2>Stage3a>Stage4>Stage5.</p

Medical history, anthropometric measurements and oral habits of eligible patients.

<p>The eligible subjects were recruited patient from 2008 to 2010. N = 10,457.</p><p>Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CVDs, cerebrovascular diseases; HC, healthy control; HR, high risk.</p>a<p>Underweight: BMI<18.5; Normal weight: BMI = 18.5–24; Overweight: BMI = 24–27; Obesity: BMI>27.</p>b<p>Chi-square test. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.</p

The average annual number of OPD visits and expenditures per person in WM and DENT among eligible patients and different CKD stages from 2000 to 2008.

<p>The eligible subjects were recruited patient from 2008 to 2010. N = 10,457.</p><p>Abbreviations: CKD, chronic kidney disease; DENT, Dentistry; HC, healthy control; HR, high risk NT$, new Taiwan dollars; OPD, outpatient; WM, Western Medicine.</p>a<p>Expenditures were rounded to the nearest whole dollar.</p>b<p>ANOVA. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.</p>c<p>Scheffe's test : CKD>HR>HC.</p>d<p>Scheffe's test : HR>HC.</p>e<p>Scheffe's test :Stage5>Stage4>Stage3b>Stage3a>Stage2>Stage1.</p

Cumulative OPD expenditures per person in WM, DENT, and TCM from 2000 to 2008.

<p>The eligible subjects were recruited from 2008 to 2010. N = 10,457. Abbreviations: CKD, chronic kidney disease; DENT, Dentistry; HC, healthy control; HR, high risk; OPD, outpatient; NT$, new Taiwan dollars; TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine; WM, Western Medicine.</p

Demographic characteristics and socioeconomic status of eligible subjects.

<p>Unless otherwise indicated, values are number (percentage). The eligible subjects were recruited patient from 2008 to 2010. N = 10,457.</p><p>Abbreviations: CKD, chronic kidney disease; HC, healthy control; HR, high risk; NT$, new Taiwan dollars.</p>a<p>Chi-square test. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.</p