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Table 1 Use of adult preventive health services among the physical disability: basic characteristics and bivariate analysis

From: Factors associated with free adult preventive health care utilization among physically disabled people in Taiwan: nationwide population-based study

   

Used

Did not use

χ 2

Variable name

N = 329264

%

n 1= 53913

%

n 2= 275351

%

p-value

Overall rate of use

   

16.4

 

83.6

 

Gender

      

<.001*

  Female

137698

41.8

24323

17.7

113375

82.3

 

  Male

191566

58.2

29590

15.5

161976

84.6

 

Age

      

<.001*

  40-44 years

20795

6.3

3224

15.5

17571

84.5

 

  45-49 years

47257

14.4

8401

17.8

38856

82.2

 

  50-54 years

44941

13.7

9039

20.1

35902

79.9

 

  55-59 years

37922

11.5

8516

22.5

29406

77.5

 

  60-64 years

30296

9.2

7746

25.6

22550

74.4

 

  65-69 years

35532

10.8

4549

12.8

30983

87.2

 

  ≥70 years

112521

34.2

12438

11.1

100083

89.0

 

Educational level

      

<.001*

  Elementary school and under

168180

51.1

27179

16.2

141001

83.8

 

  Junior high school

49103

14.9

8784

17.9

40319

82.1

 

  Senior (vocational) high school

45345

13.8

7740

17.1

37605

82.9

 

  Junior college and university or above

23908

7.3

3491

14.6

20417

85.4

 

  Unclear

42728

13.0

6719

15.7

36009

84.3

 

Marital status

      

<.001*

  Married

192456

58.5

33027

17.2

159429

82.8

 

  Unmarried

30357

9.2

4630

15.3

25727

84.8

 

  Divorced or widowed

14209

4.3

2234

15.7

11975

84.3

 

  Unclear

92242

28.0

14022

15.2

78220

84.8

 

Level of urbanizationa

      

<.001*

  Level one

28966

8.8

3158

10.9

25808

89.1

 

  Level two

66465

20.2

10372

15.6

56093

84.4

 

  Level three

47461

14.4

7860

16.6

39601

83.4

 

  Level four

28536

8.7

4503

15.8

24033

84.2

 

  Level five

51000

15.5

9053

17.8

41947

82.3

 

  Level six

39836

12.1

6739

16.9

33097

83.1

 

  Level seven

43417

13.2

7717

17.8

35700

82.2

 

  Level eight

23583

7.2

4511

19.1

19072

80.9

 

Monthly insured payroll

     

<.001*

  Insured dependents

111998

34.0

14367

12.8

97631

87.2

 

  <15,840

66219

20.1

10338

15.6

55881

84.4

 

  16,500-22,800

100385

30.5

18934

18.9

81451

81.1

 

  24,000-28,800

14864

4.5

3288

22.1

11576

77.9

 

  30,300-36,300

13942

4.2

3113

22.3

10829

77.7

 

  38,200-45,800

12768

3.9

2643

20.7

10125

79.3

 

  48,200-57,800

9088

2.8

1230

13.5

7858

86.5

 

Aborigine

      

<.001*

  Yes

7105

2.2

1713

24.1

5392

75.9

 

  No

322159

97.8

52200

16.2

269959

83.8

 

Catastrophic illness/injury

      

<.001*

  Yes

40645

12.3

6072

14.9

34573

85.1

 

  No

288619

87.7

47841

16.6

240778

83.4

 

Chronic diseases

      

  Cancer

      

<.001*

   Yes

12916

3.9

1695

13.1

11221

86.9

 

   No

316348

96.1

52218

16.5

264130

83.5

 

  Endocrine and metabolic disease

     

<.001*

   Yes

136530

41.5

27829

20.4

108701

79.6

 

   No

192734

58.5

26084

13.5

166650

86.5

 

  Mental illness

      

<.001*

   Yes

80162

24.4

16410

20.5

63752

79.5

 

   No

249102

75.7

37503

15.1

211599

84.9

 

  Disease of the nervous system

     

<.001*

   Yes

72140

21.9

12796

17.7

59344

82.3

 

   No

257124

78.1

41117

16.0

216007

84.0

 

  Disease of the circulatory system

     

<.001*

   Yes

184863

56.1

33763

18.3

151100

81.7

 

   No

144401

43.9

20150

14.0

124251

86.1

 

  Disease of the respiratory system

     

<.001*

   Yes

81821

24.9

16381

20.0

65440

80.0

 

   No

247443

75.2

37532

15.2

209911

84.8

 

  Disease of the digestive system

     

<.001*

   Yes

131055

39.8

27593

21.0

103462

79.0

 

   No

198209

60.2

26320

13.3

171889

86.7

 

  Disease of the urinary system

      

<.001*

   Yes

18007

5.5

3325

18.5

14682

81.5

 

   No

311257

94.5

50588

16.3

260669

83.8

 

  Disease of the skeletal and muscular system and connective tissue

   

<.001*

   Yes

153030

46.5

30622

20.0

122408

80.0

 

   No

176234

53.5

23291

13.2

152943

86.8

 

  Disease of the eyes and auxiliary organs

    

<.001*

   Yes

35599

10.8

6716

18.9

28883

81.1

 

   No

293665

89.5

47197

16.1

246468

83.9

 

  Infectious diseases

      

<.001*

   Yes

18318

5.6

3701

20.2

14617

79.8

 

   No

310946

94.4

50212

16.2

260734

83.9

 

  Congenital malformation

      

<.001*

   Yes

8459

2.6

1720

20.3

6739

79.7

 

   No

320805

97.4

52193

16.3

268612

83.7

 

  Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders

     

<.001*

   Yes

41891

12.7

8583

20.5

33308

79.5

 

   No

287373

87.3

45330

15.8

242043

84.2

 

  Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

    

<.001*

   Yes

16524

5.0

3326

20.1

13198

79.9

 

   No

312740

95.0

50587

16.2

262153

83.8

 

  Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

     

<.001*

   Yes

27074

8.2

5748

21.2

21326

78.8

 

   No

302190

91.8

48165

15.9

254025

84.0

 

Severity of physical disability

      

<.001*

  Mild

153117

46.5

28742

18.8

124375

81.2

 

  Moderate

128201

38.9

18860

14.7

109341

85.3

 

  Severe

44097

13.4

5747

13.0

38350

87.0

 

  Very severe

3849

1.2

564

14.7

3285

85.4

 
  1. aLevel one: the most urbanized areas.
  2. *P < 0.05.