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Table 3.

Univariate Analysis of the Factors Associated with the Use of Rituximab

Patient Characteristics		Fujian				Jiangsu				Total
Patient Characteristics		Rituximab (N=675)	Non-Rituximab (N=159)	Rate of Rituximab (%)	P^a	Rituximab (N=348)	Non-Rituximab (N=263	Rate of Rituximab (%)	P^b	Rituximab (N=1023	Non-Rituximab (N=422)	Rate of Rituximab (%)	P^c
Age	≤35	56	12	82.35	0.941	32	18	64.00	0.37	88	30	74.58	0.391
	35~60	346	83	80.65		170	122	58.22		516	205	71.57
	>60	273	64	81.01		146	123	54.28		419	187	69.14
Gender	Male	391	111	77.89	0.006	198	146	57.56	0.733	589	257	69.62	0.243
Gender	Female	284	48	85.54		150	117	56.18		434	165	72.45
Household registration	Rural	383	97	79.79	0.328	76	78	49.35	0.028	459	175	72.40	0.236
Household registration	Urban	292	62	82.49		272	185	59.52		564	247	69.54
Location of residence	Local	246	59	80.66	0.959	142	70	66.98	0.001	388	129	75.05	0.002
	Intra-provincial	418	97	81.17		152	150	50.33		570	247	69.77
	Non-provincial	11	3	78.57		54	43	55.67		65	46	58.56
Medical insurance status	Uninsured	397	91	81.35	0.716	183	195	48.41	0.001	580	286	66.97	0.001
Medical insurance status	Insured	278	68	80.35		165	68	70.82		443	136	76.51
Types of insurance scheme	UEBMI	226	39	85.28	0.001	141	58	70.85	0.978	367	97	79.09	0.006
	URRBMI	49	29	62.82		21	9	70.00		70	38	64.81
	Others	3	0	100.00		3	1	75.00		6	1	85.71
Occupation	Government administrative staff	23	6	79.31	0.099	3	1	75.00	0.006	26	7	78.79	0.001
	Professionals	5	1	83.33		17	12	58.62		22	13	62.86
	Peasants	36	10	78.26		102	117	46.58		138	127	52.08
	Businessmen	39	12	76.47		41	28	59.42		80	40	66.67
	Clerk	214	32	86.99		24	9	72.73		238	41	85.30
	Retiree	7	0	100.00		57	40	58.76		64	40	61.54
	Others	351	98	78.17		104	56	65.00		455	154	74.71
Cancer stage	I	86	22	79.63	0.847	94	88	51.65	0.014	180	110	62.07	0.001
	II	180	37	82.95		72	72	50.00		252	109	69.81
	III	129	32	80.12		98	58	62.82		227	90	71.61
	IV	280	68	80.46		84	45	65.12		364	113	76.31
The NHIC policy	Before	249	75	76.85	0.017	130	131	49.81	0.002	379	206	64.79	0.001
The NHIC policy	After	426	84	83.53		218	132	62.29		644	216	74.88
Total		675	159	80.84		348	263	56.96		1023	422	70.71

Notes: P^a: Exploring the difference in the distribution of patients by Chi-square text in Fujian Cancer Hospital, P^b: Exploring the difference in the distribution of patients by Chi-square text in the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (Jiangsu Cancer Hospital), P^c: Exploring the difference of patients received trastuzumab therapy by Chi-square in both hospitals.