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Table 5 Description of independent variables

From: Health-related quality of life and its influencing factors for patients with hypertension: evidence from the urban and rural areas of Shaanxi Province, China

Variables

Urban and rural N (%)

Urban group N (%)

Rural group N (%)

Area

   

 Urban

2,424 (39.5)

 Rurala

3,721 (60.5)

Ln of expenditure (RMB)

8.60 ± 0.79

8.86 ± 0.74

8.44 ± 0.78

Gender

   

 Malea

2,629 (42.8)

1,124 (46.4)

1,505 (40.5)

 Female

3,516 (57.2)

1,300 (53.6)

2,216 (59.5)

Age Group(years)

   

 15–44a

410 (6.7)

155 (6.4)

255 (6.8)

 45–54

1,218 (19.8)

415 (17.1)

803 (21.6)

 55–64

1,918 (31.2)

694 (28.6)

1,124 (32.9)

  ≥ 65

2,599 (42.3)

1,160 (47.9)

1,439 (38.7)

Ethnic group

   

 Hana

6,043 (98.3)

2,403 (99.1)

3,640 (97.8)

 Others

102 (1.7)

21 (0.9)

81 (2.2)

Region

   

 Shannana

1,980 (32.2)

601 (24.8)

1379 (37.1)

 Guanzhong

3,328 (54.2)

1535 (63.3)

1793 (48.2)

 Shanbei

837 (13.6)

288 (11.9)

549 (14.7)

Marital status

   

 Marrieda

4,946 (80.5)

2,004 (82.7)

2,942 (79.1)

 Single

96 (1.6)

23 (0.9)

73 (1.9)

 Divorced

1,059 (17.2)

372 (15.4)

687 (18.5)

 Widowed

41 (0.7)

24 (1.0)

17 (0.5)

Education level

   

 Illiteratea

1,718 (28.0)

420 (17.3)

1,298 (34.9)

 Primary school

1,886 (30.7)

615 (25.4)

1,271 (34.1)

 Junior high school

1,598 (26.0)

705 (29.1)

893 (24.0)

 Senior high / technical school

720 (11.7)

486 (20.0)

234 (6.3)

 College and above

223 (3.6)

198 (8.2)

25 (0.7)

Employment status

   

 Employeda

3,522 (57.4)

916 (37.9)

2,606 (70.0)

 Retired

1,000 (16.3)

885 (36.6)

115 (3.1)

 Unemployed

1,618 (26.4)

618 (25.5)

1,000 (26.9)

Insurance coverage

   

 Uninsureda

54 (0.9)

43 (1.8)

16 (0.4)

 Insured

6,081 (99.1)

2,381 (98.2)

3,705 (99.6)

Smoking status

   

 Yesa

1,432 (23.3)

546 (22.5)

887 (23.8)

 No

4,711 (76.7)

1,878 (77.5)

2,834 (76.2)

Drinking status

   

 Yesa

777 (12.8)

398 (16.4)

397 (10.7)

 No

5,309 (87.2)

2,026 (83.6)

3,324 (89.3)

Physical activity

   

 Yes

1,828 (29.9)

1,175 (48.5)

668 (18.0)

 Noa

4,288 (70.1)

1,249 (51.5)

3,053 (82.0)

Health education

   

 Yes

4,723 (76.9)

1,607 (66.3)

3,119 (83.8)

 Noa

1,418 (23.1)

817 (33.7)

602 (16.2)

Health examination

   

 Yes

3,317 (54.1)

1,423 (58.7)

1,898 (51.0)

 Noa

2,819 (45.9)

1,001 (41.3)

1,823 (49.0)

  1. a Reference variables in the Tobit regression model. Ln of expenditure means natural logarithm of per capita consumption expenditure