Table 2 Distribution of baseline characteristics for 8029 eligible households
Characteristics of household heads | Total (N = 8029) | Without multimorbidity (N = 3458) | With multimorbidity (N = 4571) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.006* |
 Male | 3787 (47.2) | 1692 (48.9) | 2095 (45.8) |  |
 Female | 4242 (52.8) | 1766 (51.1) | 2476 (54.2) |  |
Age |  |  |  | < 0.001* |
 45 ~ 54 | 2888 (36) | 1485 (42.9) | 1403 (30.7) |  |
 55 ~ 64 | 2910 (36.2) | 1124 (32.5) | 1786 (39.1) |  |
 65~ | 2231 (27.8) | 849 (24.6) | 1382 (30.2) |  |
Marital status |  |  |  | < 0.001* |
 Married | 6333 (78.9) | 2586 (74.8) | 3747 (82.0) |  |
 Other | 1696 (21.1) | 872 (25.2) | 824 (18.0) |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | 0.014* |
 Illiterate/semiliterate | 3748 (46.7) | 1567 (45.3) | 2181 (47.7) |  |
 Primary school | 1665 (20.7) | 698 (20.2) | 967 (21.2) |  |
 Middle school | 1614 (20.1) | 728 (21.1) | 886 (19.4) |  |
 High school and above | 1002 (12.5) | 465 (13.4) | 537 (11.7) |  |
Insurance |  |  |  | < 0.001* |
 None | 553 (6.9) | 275 (8.0) | 278 (6.1) |  |
 UEBMI | 840 (10.5) | 335 (9.7) | 505 (11.0) |  |
 URBMI | 343 (4.3) | 117 (3.4) | 226 (4.9) |  |
 NRCMS | 5958 (74.2) | 2592 (75.0) | 3366 (73.6) |  |
 Other | 335 (4.2) | 139 (4.0) | 196 (4.3) |  |
Outpatient care |  |  |  | < 0.001* |
 No | 6895 (85.9) | 3140 (90.8) | 3755 (82.1) |  |
 Yes | 1134 (14.1) | 318 (9.2) | 816 (17.9) |  |
Inpatient care |  |  |  | < 0.001* |
 No | 7524 (93.7) | 3332 (96.4) | 4192 (91.7) |  |
 Yes | 505 (6.3) | 126 (3.6) | 379 (8.3) |  |
BMI |  |  |  | < 0.001* |
 Normal | 5128 (63.9) | 2345 (67.8) | 2783 (60.9) |  |
 Underweight | 467 (5.8) | 203 (5.9) | 264 (5.8) |  |
 Overweight | 1744 (21.7) | 678 (19.6) | 1066 (23.3) |  |
 Obesity | 690 (8.6) | 232 (6.7) | 458 (10.0) |  |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | 0.329 |
 Urban | 3179 (39.6) | 1348 (39.0) | 1831 (40.1) |  |
 Rural | 4850 (60.4) | 2110 (61.0) | 2740 (59.9) |  |
Family size |  |  |  | < 0.001* |
 1 ~ 2 | 2763 (34.4) | 1168 (33.8) | 1595 (34.9) |  |
 3 ~ 4 | 2852 (35.5) | 1312 (37.9) | 1540 (33.7) |  |
 5~ | 2414 (30.1) | 978 (28.3) | 1436 (31.4) |  |
Family economic level | Â | Â | Â | 0.116 |
 Lowest | 1992 (24.8) | 872 (25.2) | 1120 (24.5) |  |
 Lower | 1990 (24.8) | 817 (23.6) | 1173 (25.7) |  |
 Higher | 2035 (25.3) | 870 (25.2) | 1165 (25.5) |  |
 Highest | 2012 (25.1) | 899 (26.0) | 1113 (24.3) |  |
Economic development level |  |  |  | < 0.001* |
 Lowest | 2603 (32.4) | 1072 (31) | 1531 (33.5) |  |
 Lower | 1347 (16.8) | 567 (16.4) | 780 (17.1) |  |
 Higher | 2213 (27.6) | 911 (26.3) | 1302 (28.5) |  |
 Highest | 1866 (23.2) | 908 (26.3) | 958 (21.0) |  |