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Table 1 General conditions between the management and control groups at baseline

From: The effect of community-based health management on the health of the elderly: a randomized controlled trial from China

Variables

Management group(n=957)

Control group(n=1005)

tor χ2

P

 

n(%)

n(%)

  

Age (mean±SD, years)

69.81±6.71

69.40±7.04

1.315*

0.189

Male

459(48.0)

471(46.9)

0.236

0.627

Female

498(52.0)

534(53.1)

  

Living with children

426(44.5)

418(41.6)

1.994

0.369

Husband and wife living together

467(48.8)

510(50.7)

  

Living alone

64( 6.7)

77 (7.7)

  

Illiteracy

99(10.3)

87( 8.7)

3.134

0.371

Primary school

183(19.1)

177(17.6)

  

High school

568(59.4)

632(62.9)

  

University

107(11.2)

109(10.9)

  

Married

812(84.8)

839(83.5)

0.722

0.868

Divorced or Widowed

145(15.2)

166(16.5)

  

Disease-free

578(60.4)

643(64.0)

2.678

0.102

Hypertension

415(43.3)

473(47.1)

2.709

0.100

Coronary heart disease

112(11.7)

133(13.2)

1.051

0.305

Diabetes

122(12.7)

100(10.0)

3.824

0.051

Hyperlipemia

27( 2.8)

34( 3.4)

0.514

0.474

Obesity

27( 2.8)

17( 1.7)

2.800

0.091

  1. * t value, the other χ2 value.