Table 3.
Sample characteristics and the prevalence of EQ-5D impairments by ethnic subgroups
| Variables |
Total sample |
Ethnic subgroups |
P1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Han |
Hui |
|||
| (n=913) | ||||
| (n=388) | (n=525) | |||
|
Age, mean (SD) |
35.18 (4.71) |
36.12 (4.40) |
34.49 (4.82) |
0.000 |
|
Hui minority (%) |
57.50 |
|
|
|
|
Education (%) |
|
|
|
|
| no formal schooling |
47.21 |
30.93 |
59.24 |
0.000 |
| Elementary school |
28.37 |
36.08 |
22.67 |
|
| Middle school or more |
24.42 |
32.99 |
18.10 |
|
|
Income: poverty (%) |
48.56 |
47.01 |
49.71 |
0.422 |
|
Geographical location (%) |
|
|
|
0.000 |
| Mountain area |
30.11 |
22.60 |
35.62 |
|
| Plain area |
51.43 |
57.14 |
47.24 |
|
| The edge of mountain and plain |
18.46 |
20.26 |
17.14 |
|
|
Presence of chronic disease (%) |
38.16 |
29.64 |
44.47 |
0.000 |
|
Low HL (%) |
50.66 |
36.65 |
60.58 |
0.000 |
|
EQ-5D: any impairment (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Mobility |
8.65 |
7.47 |
9.52 |
0.276 |
| Self-care |
5.59 |
5.15 |
5.90 |
0.626 |
| Usual activities |
14.80 |
16.28 |
13.71 |
0.281 |
| Pain/discomfort |
42.42 |
37.63 |
45.98 |
0.012 |
| Anxiety/depression | 32.09 | 27.98 | 35.11 | 0.023 |
1: t test was used to compare the difference of women’s age; χ2 tests were used to compare the differences of percentages for categorical variables between ethnic subgroups.