Table 1 Characteristics of the Whole Cohort and Subgroups with Inpatient or Outpatient Treatments
From: Medical expenditure for middle-aged and elderly in Beijing
| Â | Total (N = 808) | Inpatient treatment> 0 (n = 452) | P | Outpatient treatment> 0 (n = 734) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | 0.664 | Â | 0.846 |
 Male | 408 (50.5) | 234 (51.8) |  | 367 (50.0) |  |
 Female | 400 (49.5) | 218 (48.2) |  | 367 (50.0) |  |
Age | 55.3 ± 8.2 | 56.8 ± 8.8 | 0.003 | 55.7 ± 8.4 | 0.468 |
Age group | Â | Â | 0.040 | Â | 0.005 |
 45–50 | 290 (35.9) | 130 (28.8) |  | 250 (34.1) |  |
 51–60 | 346 (42.8) | 205 (45.4) |  | 321 (43.7) |  |
 61–70 | 127 (15.7) | 81 (17.9) |  | 119 (16.2) |  |
  > 70 | 45 (5.6) | 36 (8.0) |  | 44 (6.0) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | 0.425 | Â | 0.763 |
 Single/Divorced/Widowed | 83 (10.3) | 53 (11.7) |  | 72 (9.8) |  |
 Married | 725 (89.7) | 399 (88.3) |  | 662 (90.2) |  |
Education | Â | Â | 0.388 | Â | 0.891 |
 No schooling | 11 (1.4) | 10 (2.2) |  | 11 (1.5) |  |
 Primary | 50 (6.2) | 37 (8.2) |  | 47 (6.4) |  |
 Junior high | 200 (24.8) | 118 (26.1) |  | 183 (24.9) |  |
 Senior high | 246 (30.4) | 134 (29.6) |  | 218 (29.7) |  |
 Junior college and above | 301 (37.3) | 153 (33.8) |  | 275 (37.5) |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | 0.462 | Â | 0.997 |
 Government | 22 (4.9) | 25 (4.3) |  | 47 (6.4) |  |
 Enterprise | 77 (17.0) | 27 (4.6) |  | 146 (19.9) |  |
 Farming | 34 (7.5) | 200 (34.4) |  | 48 (6.5) |  |
 Small private business | 49 (10.8) | 15 (2.6) |  | 82 (11.2) |  |
 Other | 52 (11.5) | 13 (2.2) |  | 79 (10.8) |  |
 Retired | 195 (43.1) | 205 (35.2) |  | 299 (40.7) |  |
 No job | 23 (5.1) | 97 (16.7) |  | 33 (4.5) |  |
Area | Â | Â | 0.374 | Â | 0.842 |
 Urban | 563 (69.7) | 304 (67.3) |  | 508 (69.2) |  |
 Rural | 245 (30.3) | 148 (32.7) |  | 226 (30.8) |  |
Having health insurance | Â | Â | 0.509 | Â | 0.964 |
 Yes | 799 (98.9) | 445 (98.5) |  | 726 (98.9) |  |
 No | 9 (1.1) | 7 (1.5) |  | 8 (1.1) |  |
Distance to the nearest hospital (meter) | Â | Â | 0.587 | Â | 0.752 |
  < =500 | 219 (27.1) | 112 (24.8) |  | 188 (25.6) |  |
 501–1000 | 224 (27.7) | 135 (29.9) |  | 202 (27.5) |  |
  > =1001 | 365 (45.2) | 205 (45.4) |  | 344 (46.9) |  |
Type of the nearest hospital | Â | Â | 0.594 | Â | 0.602 |
 Grade I | 197 (24.4) | 106 (23.5) |  | 165 (22.5) |  |
 Grade II | 295 (36.5) | 171 (37.8) |  | 272 (37.1) |  |
 Grade III | 304 (37.6) | 172 (38.1) |  | 290 (39.5) |  |
 Private | 12 (1.5) | 3 (0.7) |  | 7 (1.0) |  |
Per capita income (1 K RMB) | 47.381 ± 37.449 | 44.828 ± 28.331 | 0.207 | 46.667 ± 37.885 | 0.710 |
Physical condition | Â | Â | < 0.001 | Â | 0.901 |
 Healthy | 222 (27.5) | 49 (10.8) |  | 188 (25.6) |  |
 Just so-so | 428 (53.0) | 267 (59.1) |  | 390 (53.1) |  |
 A little sick | 106 (13.1) | 95 (21.0) |  | 104 (14.2) |  |
 Sick | 47 (5.8) | 36 (8.0) |  | 47 (6.4) |  |
 Very sick | 5 (0.6) | 5 (1.1) |  | 5 (0.7) |  |
Chronic disease | Â | Â | < 0.001 | Â | 0.034 |
 No | 197 (24.4) | 53 (11.7) |  | 146 (19.9) |  |
 Yes | 611 (75.6) | 399 (88.3) |  | 588 (80.1) |  |
Person times of treatment | – | 1.1 ± 0.5 | – | 4.6 ± 6.8 |  |