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. 2014 Dec 29;9(12):e116051. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116051

Table 5. Patient factors influencing initial treatment in the community of urban and rural areas.

Area Factors OR 95.0% C. I P value
Urban Education
primary school and below (reference)
Junior college 0.261 0.070–0.976 0.046
Physical exercise (did not attend vs. participated) 1.274 1.125–1.443 0.000
Healthcare knowledge (did not obtain vs. initiatively obtain) 1.266 1.038–1.543 0.020
Community health care report (did not taken vs. taken) 0.595 0.470–0.751 0.000
Rural Education
primary school and below (reference)
Junior school 0.424 0.209–0.860 0.017
Senior high/technical secondary school 0.409 0.193–0.870 0.020
Junior college 0.206 0.053–0.794 0.022
University and above 0.101 0.021–0.480 0.004
Income level (lower vs. higher) 0.742 0.559–0.985 0.039
Medical insurance (did not have vs. already have) 0.714 0.519–0.983 0.039