Table 1 Patient sociodemographic characteristics
Variable | Case Cohort | Comparison Cohort | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
no | % | no | % | |||
Sex | 1 | |||||
Male | 143,457 | 44.70% | 143,485 | 44.70% | ||
Female | 177,588 | 55.30% | 177,648 | 55.30% | ||
Age | 1 | |||||
20–29 years | 43,811 | 13.60% | 43,824 | 13.60% | ||
30–39 years | 60,678 | 18.90% | 60,683 | 18.90% | ||
40–49 years | 73,751 | 23.00% | 73,779 | 23.00% | ||
50–59 years | 66,025 | 20.60% | 66,048 | 20.60% | ||
60–69 years | 38,831 | 12.10% | 38,844 | 12.10% | ||
over 70 years | 37,949 | 11.80% | 37,955 | 11.80% | ||
Marital Status | < 0.01 | |||||
Single | 64,655 | 20.10% | 66,620 | 20.80% | ||
Married | 256,390 | 79.90% | 254,425 | 79.20% | ||
Education Level | < 0.01 | |||||
Middle school or Below | 133,812 | 41.70% | 130,236 | 40.60% | ||
Highschool | 102,309 | 31.90% | 99,240 | 30.90% | ||
College or Above | 84,924 | 26.50% | 91,569 | 28.50% | ||
Premium-based Salary | 1 | |||||
$20,008 or below | 204,754 | 63.80% | 204,805 | 63.80% | ||
$20,009–28,800 | 28,934 | 9.00% | 28,940 | 9.00% | ||
$28,801–45,800 | 54,994 | 17.10% | 55,016 | 17.10% | ||
$45,801 or above | 32,363 | 10.10% | 32,372 | 10.10% | ||
Occupation | < 0.01 | |||||
Category 1 | 139,703 | 43.50% | 143,596 | 44.70% | ||
Category 2 | 57,393 | 17.90% | 57,298 | 17.80% | ||
Category 3 | 53,612 | 16.70% | 55,668 | 17.30% | ||
Category 4/6 | 67,315 | 21.00% | 62,548 | 19.50% | ||
Category 5 | 3,022 | 0.90% | 1,935 | 0.60% | ||
Geographic Region | < 0.01 | |||||
Taipei | 114,379 | 35.60% | 116,335 | 36.20% | ||
Northern | 36,674 | 11.40% | 39,157 | 12.20% | ||
Central | 64,430 | 20.10% | 59,816 | 18.60% | ||
Southern | 44,567 | 13.90% | 44,368 | 13.80% | ||
Kaohsiung/Ping Tung | 52,951 | 16.50% | 52,912 | 16.50% | ||
Eastern | 8,044 | 2.50% | 8,457 | 2.60% | ||
Level of Urbanization | 1 | |||||
1 (highest) | 89,445 | 27.90% | 89,476 | 27.90% | ||
2 | 93,825 | 29.20% | 93,857 | 29.20% | ||
3 | 54,511 | 17.00% | 54,520 | 17.00% | ||
4 | 47,272 | 14.70% | 47,278 | 14.70% | ||
5 | 6,661 | 2.10% | 6,662 | 2.10% | ||
6 | 14,134 | 4.40% | 14,138 | 4.40% | ||
7 (lowest) | 15,197 | 4.70% | 15,202 | 4.70% | ||
CCI | 1 | |||||
0–1 | 227,629 | 70.90% | 227,718 | 70.90% | ||
2 | 47,096 | 14.70% | 47,102 | 14.70% | ||
3 | 23,679 | 7.40% | 23,677 | 7.40% | ||
4 or above | 22,641 | 7.10% | 22,636 | 7.10% | ||
Hospital Level | < 0.01 | |||||
Medical Center | 59,128 | 18.40% | 23,267 | 7.20% | ||
Regional | 75,257 | 23.40% | 23,541 | 7.30% | ||
District | 35,456 | 11.00% | 18,547 | 5.80% | ||
Clinic | 151,204 | 47.10% | 255,690 | 79.60% | ||
Hospital Ownership | < 0.01 | |||||
Public | 60,078 | 18.70% | 15,733 | 4.90% | ||
Private | 181,144 | 56.40% | 262,141 | 81.70% | ||
Consortium | 73,508 | 22.90% | 41,787 | 13.00% | ||
Association | 6,315 | 2.00% | 1,384 | 0.40% | ||