Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 602), China, 2018
Characteristics | Mean (SD) | Frequency(n) | Percentage(%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 374 | 62.1 | |
Female | 228 | 37.9 | ||
Age | <60 | 221 | 36.7 | |
≥60 | 381 | 63.3 | ||
Marital status | Single | 27 | 4.5 | |
Married | 522 | 86.7 | ||
Divorced/widowed | 53 | 8.8 | ||
Living arrangement | Living alone | 34 | 5.6 | |
Living with family | 568 | 94.4 | ||
Living environment | Urban area | 404 | 67.1 | |
Town | 129 | 21.4 | ||
Rural | 69 | 11.5 | ||
Education level | Junior high school or less or less | 231 | 38.4 | |
High school | 233 | 38.7 | ||
College or higher | 138 | 22.9 | ||
Employment | employed | 146 | 24.3 | |
unemployed | 456 | 75.7 | ||
Household income per capita | ≤2420 | 59 | 9.8 | |
2421 ~ 4000 | 157 | 26.1 | ||
4001 ~ 5000 | 200 | 33.2 | ||
≥5001 | 186 | 30.9 | ||
Payment methods | Public expense | 535 | 88.9 | |
At own expense | 67 | 11.1 | ||
Medical diagnoses | Stroke | 131 | 21.8 | |
CAD | 132 | 21.9 | ||
Cancer | 145 | 24.1 | ||
COPD | 88 | 14.6 | ||
Diabetes | 106 | 17.6 | ||
Disease course | 4.21 (6.38) | |||
Length of stay | 11.55 (16.23) | |||
Hospitalization frequency | First hospitalization | 236 | 39.2 | |
Re-hospitalization | 169 | 28.1 | ||
Multiple hospitalizations | 197 | 32.7 | ||
Knowledge of disease | Know-nothing | 49 | 8.1 | |
Know part of it | 281 | 46.7 | ||
Master | 272 | 45.2 | ||
Need to take medicine regularly for a long time | YES | 513 | 85.2 | |
NO | 89 | 14.8 |