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Table 1 Effectiveness domain indicators in rural and urban China

From: Rural and urban differences in health system performance among older Chinese adults: cross-sectional analysis of a national sample

Effectiveness indicator

Overall

Urban (Ref)

Rural

AOR* (95% CI)

Undiagnosed hypertension (%)

56.2

41.4

68.3

2.76 (2.35, 3.24)

Take prescribed meds with known HT in the past 12 months (%)

37.8

52.9

25.4

0.33 (0.28, 0.39)

Hypertension uncontrolled (%)

79.8

68.8

88.8

2.94 (2.24, 3.86)

Take prescribed meds for diabetes in the past 12 months (%)

83.4

85.3

77.6

0.49 (0.21, 1.16)

Special diet/ weight control for diabetes (%)

67.6

74.6

50.6

0.37 (0.22, 0.62)

Take prescribed meds for depression in the past 12 months (%)

35.3

45.6

20.9

0.73 (0.05,10.47)

Breast screening coverage in the past three years (%) †

19.3

26.8

11.7

0.44 (0.30, 0.64)

Cervical screening coverage in the past three years (%) ††

27.5

35.9

18.2

0.49 (0.29, 0.83)

Eye examination in the past three years (%)

20.4

29.0

8.4

0.26 (0.13, 0.53)

Operation if have cataracts (%)

22.5

22.0

24.0

1.38 (0.83, 2.31)

Medication or treatment from a dentist in the past 12 months (%)

36.8

50.9

28.3

0.36 (0.23, 0.56)

  1. †: Breast cancer screening covered women aged 50-74 years old;
  2. ††: Cervical cancer screening covered women aged 25-69 years old;
  3. Urban is the reference group.
  4. *All models adjusted for age, gender, education, income quintile, marital status, insurance status and province of residence;
  5. Bold for significance level of 0.05;