Table 1 Basic characteristics of patients (n = 367)
Variables | Control group (n = 218) | Intervention group (n = 149) | Total | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.173 |
 Male | 119 (54.6) | 92 (61.7) | 211 (57.5) |  |
 Female | 99 (45.4) | 57 (38.3) | 156 (42.5) |  |
Age | 58.00 [51.25, 70.50] | 59.00 [52.00, 71.00] | Â | 0.597 |
Medical Insurance (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.539 |
 Medical insurance for Urban employees | 121 (77.6) | 14 (73.7) | 135 (77.1) |  |
 Medical insurance for urban and rural residents | 9 (5.8) | 2 (10.5) | 11 (6.3) |  |
 The new rural cooperative medical insurance | 3 (1.9) | 1 (5.3) | 4 (2.3) |  |
 Self-paying | 14 (9.0) | 1 (5.3) | 15 (8.6) |  |
 Non-local medical insurance | 4 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.3) |  |
 Individual medical insurance | 5 (3.2) | 1 (5.3) | 6 (3.4) |  |
Education (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.236 |
 College or above | 9 (4.2) | 10 (6.8) | 19 (5.2) |  |
 Some college | 39 (18.1) | 24 (16.2) | 63 (17.3) |  |
 High school or below | 154 (71.3) | 101 (68.2) | 255 (70.1) |  |
 Illiteracy | 14 (6.5) | 13 (8.8) | 27 (7.4) |  |
Occupation(%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.567 |
 Government | 36 (16.7) | 21 (14.3) | 57 (15.7) |  |
 Professional and technical personnel | 26 (12.0) | 28 (19.0) | 54 (14.9) |  |
 Service industry personnel | 19 (8.8) | 13 (8.8) | 32 (8.8) |  |
 Agriculture | 89 (41.2) | 59 (40.1) | 148 (40.8) |  |
 Production and transportation | 18 (8.3) | 12 (8.2) | 30 (8.3) |  |
 Other | 28 (13.0) | 14 (9.5) | 42 (11.6) |  |