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Table 1 Characteristics and Chi-square analysis of the health examination utilization in the visually disabled population

From: Health examination utilization in the visually disabled population in Taiwan: a nationwide population-based study

     

Used

Did not use

χ2

Variables

  

N = 47812

%

n1 = 7728

%

n2 = 40084

%

p-value

Overall utilization rate

   

16.16

   

Gender

        

<.001*

 

Female

 

23450

49.05

4014

17.12

19436

82.88

 
 

Male

 

24362

50.95

3714

15.25

20648

84.75

 

Age

        

<.001*

 

40-44

 

1555

3.25

264

16.98

1291

83.02

 
 

45-49

 

3264

6.83

650

19.91

2614

80.09

 
 

50-54

 

4092

8.56

908

22.19

3184

77.81

 
 

55-59

 

4935

10.32

1184

23.99

3751

76.01

 
 

60-64

 

4790

10.02

1225

25.57

3565

74.43

 
 

65-69

 

6020

12.59

843

14

5177

86

 
 

≧70

 

23156

48.43

2654

11.46

20502

88.54

 

Education

        

<.001*

 

Primary school and below

29471

61.64

4518

15.33

24953

84.67

 
 

Middle school

4534

9.48

847

18.68

3687

81.32

 
 

High school

4729

9.89

855

18.08

3874

81.92

 
 

Post-secondary education

2649

5.54

438

16.53

2211

83.47

 
 

Unknown

 

6429

13.45

1070

16.64

5359

83.36

 

Marital status

       

<.001*

 

Married

 

28765

60.16

4890

17

23875

83

 
 

Single

 

3486

7.29

560

16.06

2926

83.94

 
 

Divorced or widowed

2265

4.74

369

16.29

1896

83.71

 
 

Unknown

 

13296

27.81

1909

14.36

11387

85.64

 

Aboriginal status

       

0.000*

 

Yes

 

651

1.36

138

21.2

513

78.8

 
 

No

 

47161

98.64

7590

16.09

39571

83.91

 

Urbanization level

       

<.001*

 

Level 1

 

5123

10.71

685

13.37

4438

86.63

 
 

Level 2

 

9005

18.83

1509

16.76

7496

83.24

 
 

Level 3

 

6367

13.32

1014

15.93

5353

84.07

 
 

Level 4

 

3740

7.82

653

17.46

3087

82.54

 
 

Level 5

 

6997

14.63

1179

16.85

5818

83.15

 
 

Level 6

 

5340

11.17

896

16.78

4444

83.22

 
 

Level 7

 

6527

13.65

1070

16.39

5457

83.61

 
 

Level 8

 

4713

9.86

722

15.32

3991

84.68

 

Premium-based monthly salary (NT$)

      

<.001*

 

Dependent

18495

38.68

2386

12.9

16109

87.1

 
 

<15,840

 

9688

20.26

1494

15.42

8194

84.58

 
 

16,500-22,800

14324

29.96

2675

18.67

11649

81.33

  
 

24,000-28,800

1499

3.14

351

23.42

1148

76.58

  
 

30,300-36,300

1299

2.72

328

25.25

971

74.75

  
 

38,200-45,800

1954

4.09

422

21.6

1532

78.4

  
 

48,200-57,800

553

1.16

72

13.02

481

86.98

  

Low-income household

      

0.185

 

Yes

 

1470

3.07

256

17.41

1214

82.59

 
 

No

 

46342

96.93

7472

16.12

38870

83.88

 

Catastrophic illness/injury

      

<.001*

 

Yes

 

4240

8.87

539

12.71

3701

87.29

 
 

No

 

43572

91.13

7189

16.5

36383

83.5

 

Relevant chronic disease

       
 

Cancer

       

<.001*

  

Yes

2278

4.76

288

12.64

1990

87.36

 
  

No

45534

95.24

7440

16.34

38094

83.66

 
 

Endocrine and metabolic disorder

     

<.001*

  

Yes

21852

45.7

4326

19.8

17526

80.2

 
  

No

25960

54.3

3402

13.1

22558

86.9

 
 

Mental disorder

      

<.001*

  

Yes

11338

23.71

2287

20.17

9051

79.83

 
  

No

36474

76.29

5441

14.92

31033

85.08

 
 

Diseases of the nervous system

     

<.001*

  

Yes

6991

14.62

1360

19.45

5631

80.55

 
  

No

40821

85.38

6368

15.6

34453

84.4

 
 

Diseases of the circulatory system

     

<.001*

  

Yes

26891

56.24

4892

18.19

21999

81.81

 
  

No

20921

43.76

2836

13.56

18085

86.44

 
 

Diseases of the respiratory system

     

<.001*

  

Yes

12016

25.13

2385

19.85

9631

80.15

 
  

No

35796

74.87

5343

14.93

30453

85.07

 
 

Diseases of the digestive system

     

<.001*

  

Yes

18885

39.5

3774

19.98

15111

80.02

 
  

No

28927

60.5

3954

13.67

24973

86.33

 
 

Diseases of the genitourinary system

     

0.272

  

Yes

3465

7.25

583

16.83

2882

83.17

 
  

No

44347

92.75

7145

16.11

37202

83.89

 
 

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

   

<.001*

  

Yes

19214

40.19

3895

20.27

15319

79.73

 
  

No

28598

59.81

3833

13.4

24765

86.6

 
 

Diseases of the eyes and adnexa

     

<.001*

  

Yes

21623

45.23

4075

18.85

17548

81.15

 
  

No

26189

54.77

3653

13.95

22536

86.05

 
 

Infectious disease

      

<.001*

  

Yes

2599

5.44

507

19.51

2092

80.49

 
  

No

45213

94.56

7221

15.97

37992

84.03

 
 

Congenital anomalies

      

<.001*

  

Yes

986

2.06

208

21.1

778

78.9

 
  

No

46826

97.94

7520

16.06

39306

83.94

 
 

Diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue

    

<.001*

  

Yes

5602

11.72

1090

19.46

4512

80.54

 
  

No

42210

88.28

6638

15.73

35572

84.27

 
 

Diseases of blood and blood-forming organs

    

<.001*

  

Yes

2632

5.5

511

19.41

2121

80.59

 
  

No

45180

94.5

7217

15.97

37963

84.03

 
 

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

     

<.001*

  

Yes

5135

10.74

1060

20.64

4075

79.36

 
  

No

42677

89.26

6668

15.62

36009

84.38

 

Severity of disability

       

<.001*

 

Mild

 

15622

32.67

2993

19.16

12629

80.84

 
 

Moderate

 

14050

29.39

2421

17.23

11629

82.77

 
 

Severe

 

18138

37.94

2314

12.76

15824

87.24

 
 

Very severe

2

0

0

0

2

100

  
  1. *p < 0.05.