Table 3.
Variables for per- and post-matched samples for the intervention and comparison group
|
Pre-PSM approach |
Post-PSM approach |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control group | Intervention group | P | Control group | Intervention group | P | |
| Province | ||||||
| Hubei |
14(22.22) |
7(11.11) |
0.06 |
5(14.70) |
5(14.70) |
0.96a |
| Liaoning |
10(15.87) |
11(17.46) |
|
5(14.70) |
4(11.80) |
|
| Shandong |
8(12.70) |
13(20.63) |
|
7(20.60) |
6(17.60) |
|
| Shanxi |
13(20.63) |
8(12.70) |
|
3(8.80) |
6(17.60) |
|
| Shaanxi |
5(7.94) |
16(25.40) |
|
4(11.80) |
4(11.80) |
|
| Sichuan |
11(17.46) |
10(15.87) |
|
10(29.40) |
9(26.50) |
|
| Category of institutions | ||||||
| Community Health Center (station) |
18(28.60) |
17(27.00) |
0.84 |
8(23.50) |
7(20.60) |
0.77 |
| Township primary health institutions |
45(71.40) |
46(73.00) |
|
26(76.50) |
27(79.40) |
|
| The number of staff |
56.37 ± 45.07 |
43.98 ± 28.21 |
0.07 |
51.15 ± 38.05 |
41.24 ± 28.68 |
0.23 |
| The number of outpatients and emergency patients |
22731.16 ± 18330.00 |
21039.6 ± 25185.96 |
0.67 |
23201.76 ± 20435.07 |
19654.26 ± 17183.63 |
0.44 |
| The medical income (ten thousands Yuan) |
156.62 ± 156.64 |
100.2 ± 115.21 |
0.02 |
142.16 ± 147.86 |
122.01 ± 110.25 |
0.53 |
| The examination income (ten thousands Yuan) |
24.88 ± 37.90 |
21.00 ± 40.79 |
0.58 |
34.43 ± 48.36 |
20.32 ± 25.21 |
0.14 |
| The drug income (ten thousands Yuan) |
99.69 ± 74.40 |
92.38 ± 166.95 |
0.73 |
101.451 ± 83.69 |
67.14 ± 57.57 |
0.053 |
| The average salary of the staff (Yuan) | 2117.37 ± 690.21 | 2619.69 ± 580.78 | 0.00 | 2486.08 ± 639.97 | 2498.22 ± 533.89 | 0.93 |
Note: for continuous and categorical variables, mean ± standard deviation and Frequency (Percent) was used respectively. Differences between groups were tested by independent t test for continuous variables, chi-square test for categorical variables. All p-values were two tailed. ”a” stands for Fisher’s exact probability for expected count less than 5.