Table 1 Demographic characteristics and baseline comorbidities for healthcare providers (HCPs) and comparisons (general population) in Taiwan
From: Urolithiasis risk: a comparison between healthcare providers and the general population
Physicians | Comparisons | Pharmacists | Comparisons | Nurses | Comparisons | Other HCPs | Comparisons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 50,226) | (n = 50,226) | P | (n = 20,677) | (n = 20,677) | P | (n = 122,357) | (n = 122,357) | P | (n = 25,059) | (n = 25,059) | P | |
Age (years) | ||||||||||||
0–34 | 12,477 (24.84) | 12,477 (24.84) | >0.999 | 6,062 (29.32) | 6,062 (29.32) | > 0.999 | 76,955 (62.89) | 76,955 (62.89) | > 0.999 | 14,293 (57.40) | 14,293 (57.40) | > 0.999 |
35–59 | 22,001 (43.80) | 22,001 (43.80) | 8,358 (40.42) | 8,358 (40.42) | 38,096 (31.14) | 38,096 (31.14) | 9,025 (36.02) | 9,025 (36.02) | ||||
≥ 60 | 15,748 (31.35) | 15,748 (31.35) | 6,257 (30.26) | 6,257 (30.26) | 7,306 (5.97) | 7,306 (5.97) | 1,741 (6.95) | 1,741 (6.95) | ||||
Mean age in years (SD) | ||||||||||||
44.42 ± 12.16 | 44.42 ± 12.16 | > 0.999 | 42.89 ± 11.45 | 42.89 ± 11.45 | > 0.999 | 33.55 ± 8.76 | 33.55 ± 8.76 | > 0.999 | 34.65 ± 8.78 | 34.65 ± 8.78 | > 0.999 | |
Gender | ||||||||||||
Female | 9,263 (18.44) | 9,263 (18.44) | > 0.999 | 9,301 (44.98) | 9,301 (44.98) | > 0.999 | 121,096 (98.97) | 121,096 (98.97) | > 0.999 | 16,921 (67.52) | 16,921 (67.52) | > 0.999 |
Male | 40,963 (81.56) | 40,963 (81.56) | 11,376 (55.02) | 11,376 (55.02) | 1,261 (1.03) | 1,261 (1.03) | 8,138 (32.48) | 8,138 (32.48) | ||||
Baseline Comorbidity | ||||||||||||
DM | ||||||||||||
Yes | 3,530 (7.03) | 4,130 (8.22) | < 0.0001 | 1,308 (6.33) | 1,466 (7.09) | 0.0019 | 2,404 (1.96) | 2,655 (2.17) | 0.0004 | 569 (2.27) | 708 (2.83) | < 0.0001 |
No | 46,696 (92.97) | 46,096 (91.78) | 19,369 (93.67) | 19,211 (92.91) | 119,953 (98.04) | 119,702 (97.83) | 24,490 (97.73) | 24,351 (97.17) | ||||
HTN | ||||||||||||
Yes | 9,742 (19.40) | 8,375 (16.67) | < 0.0001 | 3,313 (16.02) | 3,000 (14.51) | < 0.0001 | 5,554 (4.54) | 5,367 (4.39) | 0.0671 | 1,600 (6.38) | 1,412 (5.63) | 0.0004 |
No | 40,484 (80.60) | 41,851 (83.33) | 17,364 (83.98) | 17,677 (85.49) | 116,803 (95.46) | 116,990 (95.61) | 23,459 (93.62) | 23,647 (94.37) | ||||
CAD | ||||||||||||
Yes | 2,709 (5.39) | 2,505 (4.99) | 0.0037 | 875 (4.23) | 819 (3.96) | 0.1647 | 1,180 (0.96) | 1,224 (1.00) | 0.3671 | 340 (1.36) | 314 (1.25) | 0.3061 |
No | 47,517 (94.61) | 47,721 (95.01) | 19,802 (95.77) | 19,858 (96.04) | 121,177 (99.04) | 121,133 (99.00) | 24,719 (98.64) | 24,745 (98.75) | ||||
Hyperlipidemia | ||||||||||||
Yes | 8,262 (16.45) | 5,583 (11.12) | < 0.0001 | 2,615 (12.65) | 2,171 (10.50) | < 0.0001 | 6,864 (5.61) | 4,189 (3.42) | < 0.0001 | 1,635 (6.52) | 1,069 (4.27) | < 0.0001 |
No | 41,964 (83.55) | 44,643 (88.88) | 18,062 (87.35) | 18,506 (89.50) | 115,493 (94.39) | 118,168 (96.58) | 23,424 (93.48) | 23,990 (95.73) | ||||
Residence Location | ||||||||||||
North | 24,396 (48.57) | 26,256 (52.33) | < 0.0001 | 9,517 (46.03) | 11,045 (53.48) | < 0.0001 | 57,346 (46.87) | 65,157 (55.75) | < 0.0001 | 12,060 (48.13) | 13,707 (54.74) | < 0.0001 |
Center | 10,204 (20.32) | 8,877 (17.69) | 4,120 (19.93) | 3,550 (17.19) | 22,008 (17.99) | 21,520 (17.60) | 4,834 (19.29) | 4,430 (17.69) | ||||
South | 14,468 (28.81) | 14,044 (27.99) | 6,634 (32.08) | 5,648 (27.35) | 39,447 (32.24) | 30,434 (24.90) | 7,519 (30.01) | 6,441 (25.72) | ||||
East | 1158 (2.31) | 994 (1.98) | 406 (1.96) | 409 (1.98) | 3,556 (2.91) | 2,135 (1.75) | 646 (2.58) | 460 (1.84) | ||||