Table 1.
Patient characteristics: Shenzhen, Dongguan and Guangzhou
| Shenzhen | Dongguan | Guangzhou | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total N | CHC 1-Xiasha N (%) | CHC 2-Zhulin N (%) | Hospital-Futian N (%) | Total N | CHC 1-Shilong N (%) | CHC 2-Liaobu N (%) | Hospital-Liaobu N (%) | Total N | CHC 1-Fengyuan N (%) | CHC 2-Longjin N (%) | Hospital-Liwan N (%) | |
| Sample Size | 180 | 50 | 50 | 80 | 200 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 180 | 50 | 50 | 80 |
| Gender** | ||||||||||||
| Male | 100 (55.56) | 30 (60.00) | 23 (46.00) | 47 (58.75) | 98 (49.00) | 19 (38.00) | 21 (42.00) | 58 (58.00) | 68 (37.78) | 22 (44.00) | 14 (28.00) | 32 (40.00) |
| Female | 80 (44.44) | 20 (40.00) | 27 (54.00) | 33 (41.25) | 102 (51.00) | 31 (62.00) | 29 (58.00) | 42 (42.00) | 112 (62.22) | 28 (56.00) | 36 (72.00) | 48 (60.00) |
| Age (Mean)** | 62.36 (8.86) | 58.64 (6.94) | 61.90 (6.69) | 64.96 (10.22) | 65.21 (12.84) | 65.32 (10.09) | 65.85 (9.78) | 64.85 (15.16) | 65.36 (9.74) | 69.82 (10.25) | 64.08 (9.15) | 63.36 (8.95) |
| Marital Status* | ||||||||||||
| Married | 168 (93.33) | 49 (98.00) | 49 (98.00) | 70 (87.50) | 182 (91.00) | 47 (94.00) | 44 (88.00) | 91 (91.00) | 151 (83.89) | 39 (78.00) | 44 (88.00) | 68 (85.00) |
| Not married | 12 (6.67) | 1 (2.00) | 1 (2.00) | 10 (12.50) | 18 (9.00) | 3 (6.00) | 6 (12.00) | 9 (9.00) | 29 (16.11) | 11 (22.00) | 6 (12.00) | 12 (15.00) |
| Residence Status*** | ||||||||||||
| Registered Resident | 97 (53.89) | 20 (40.00) | 33 (66.00) | 44 (55.00) | 157 (78.50) | 49 (98.00) | 43 (86.00) | 65 (65.00) | 136 (75.56) | 42 (84.00) | 44 (88.00) | 50 (62.50) |
| Non-registered Resident/Migrant | 83 (46.11) | 30 (60.00) | 17 (34.00) | 34 (45.00) | 43 (21.50) | 1 (2.00) | 7 (14.00) | 35 (35.00) | 44 (24.44) | 8 (16.00) | 6 (12.00) | 30 (37.50) |
| Current Occupation*** | ||||||||||||
| Enterprise | 31 (17.22) | 17 (34.00) | 3 (6.00) | 11 (13.75) | 13 (6.50) | 1 (2.00) | 3 (6.00) | 9 (9.00) | 7 (3.89) | 1 (2.00) | 1 (2.00) | 5 (6.25) |
| Farmer | 9 (5.00) | 4 (8.00) | 1 (2.00) | 4 (5.00) | 68 (34.00) | 9 (18.00) | 12 (24.00) | 47 (47.00) | 5 (2.78) | 1 (2.00) | 0 | 4 (5.00) |
| Retired | 115 (63.89) | 21 (42.00) | 42 (84.00) | 52 (65.00) | 86 (43.00) | 33 (66.00) | 27 (54.00) | 26 (26.00) | 150 (83.33) | 41 (82.00) | 43 (86.00) | 66 (82.50) |
| Other | 25 (13.89) | 8 (16.00) | 4 (8.00) | 13 (16.25) | 33 (16.50) | 7 (14.00) | 8 (16.00) | 18 (18.00) | 18 (10.00) | 7 (14.00) | 6 (12.00) | 5 (6.25) |
| Highest Education*** | ||||||||||||
| Primary school or below | 41 (22.78) | 11 (22.00) | 11 (22.00) | 19 (23.75) | 93 (46.50) | 27 (54.00) | 32 (64.00) | 34 (34.00) | 45 (25.00) | 18 (36.00) | 13 (26.00) | 14 (17.50) |
| Middle school | 39 (21.67) | 6 (12.00) | 17 (34.00) | 16 (20.00) | 64 (32.00) | 18 (36.00) | 14 (28.00) | 32 (32.00) | 53 (29.44) | 19 (38.00) | 16 (32.00) | 18 (22.50) |
| High school | 47 (26.11) | 20 (40.00) | 11 (22.00) | 16 (20.00) | 30 (15.00) | 2 (4.00) | 3 (6.00) | 25 (25.00) | 52 (28.99) | 8 (16.00) | 16 (32.00) | 28 (35.00) |
| Above high school | 53 (29.44) | 13 (26.00) | 11 (22.00) | 29 (36.25) | 13 (6.50) | 3 (6.00) | 1 (2.00) | 9 (9.00) | 30 (16.67) | 5 (10.00) | 5 (10.00) | 20 (25.00) |
| Per Capita Income RMB (Mean)*** | 36639.61 (28780.05) | 34179.52 (34143.38) | 26984.29 (17961.06) | 44405.91 (28832.02) | 16791.11 (14935.2) | 13940.15 (10496.2) | 16027.02 (14949.28) | 18436.39 (16439.7) | 26119 (19619.62) | 32195.57 (27726.08) | 21312.93 (16445.85) | 25340.83 (13898.95) |
| Type of Health Insurance*** | ||||||||||||
| Urban Social Insurance for Workers | 77 (42.78) | 13 (26.00) | 18 (36.00) | 46 (57.50) | 24 (12.00) | 9 (18.00) | 3 (6.00) | 12 (12.00) | 86 (47.78) | 20 (40.00) | 13 (26.00) | 53 (66.25) |
| Urban Social Insurance for Residents | 48 (26.67) | 9 (18.00) | 23 (46.00) | 16 (20.00) | 91 (45.50) | 25 (50.00) | 25 (50.00) | 41 (41.00) | 72 (40.00) | 27 (54.00) | 32 (64.00) | 13 (16.25) |
| Uninsured/Self-pay | 14 (7.78) | 7 (14.00) | 3 (6.00) | 4 (5.00) | 12 (6.00) | 0 | 2 (4.00) | 10 (10.00) | 7 (3.89) | 1 (2.00) | 1 (2.00) | 5 (6.25) |
| Other | 41 (22.78) | 21 (42.00) | 6 (12.00) | 14 (17.50) | 73 (36.50) | 16 (32.00) | 20 (40.00) | 37 (37.00) | 15 (8.33) | 2 (4.00) | 4 (8.00) | 9 (11.25) |
| aCurrent Health Status*** | ||||||||||||
| Excellent/Very good/Good | 82 (45.56) | 32 (64.00) | 16 (32.00) | 34 (42.50) | 110 (55.00) | 42 (84.00) | 23 (46.00) | 45 (45.00) | 53 (29.44) | 17 (34.00) | 14 (28.00) | 22 (27.50) |
| Fair/Poor | 98 (54.44) | 18 (36.00) | 34 (64.00) | 46 (57.50) | 90 (45.00) | 8 (24.00) | 27 (54.00) | 55 (55.00) | 127 (70.56) | 33 (64.00) | 36 (72.00) | 58 (72.50) |
| bChronic Conditions | ||||||||||||
| Hypertension or high blood pressure** | 137 (76.11) | 46 (92.00) | 45 (90.00) | 46 (57.50) | 154 (77.00) | 41 (82.00) | 41 (82.00) | 72 (72.00) | 114 (63.33) | 40 (80.00) | 41 (82.00) | 33 (41.25) |
| Diabetes*** | 62 (34.44) | 9 (18.00) | 16 (32.00) | 37 (46.25) | 85 (42.50) | 20 (40.00) | 18 (36.00) | 47 (47.00) | 104 (57.78) | 16 (32.00) | 11 (22.00) | 77 (96.25) |
| Heart disease* | 43 (23.89) | 2 (4.00) | 11 (22.00) | 30 (37.50) | 32 (16.00) | 8 (16.00) | 5 (10.00) | 19 (19.00) | 49 (27.22) | 13 (26.00) | 19 (38.00) | 17 (21.25) |
| Joint pain or arthritis*** | 33 (18.33) | 4 (8.00) | 22 (44.00) | 7 (8.75) | 25 (12.50) | 7 (14.00) | 10 (20.00) | 8 (8.00) | 56 (31.11) | 18 (36.00) | 16 (32.00) | 22 (27.50) |
| Other | 17 (9.44) | 5 (10.00) | 5 (10.00) | 7 (8.75) | 11 (5.50) | 0 | 8 (16.00) | 3 (3.00) | 9 (5.00) | 3 (6.00) | 4 (8.00) | 2 (2.50) |
| Lung problems | 11 (6.11) | 1 (2.00) | 6 (12.00) | 4 (5.00) | 15 (7.50) | 1 (2.00) | 0 | 14 (14.00) | 15 (8.33) | 4 (8.00) | 7 (14.00) | 4 (5.00) |
| Stroke* | 4 (2.22) | 0 | 1 (2.00) | 3 (3.75) | 14 (7.00) | 5 (10.00) | 2 (4.00) | 7 (7.00) | 4 (2.22) | 3 (6.00) | 1 (2.00) | 0 |
| Cancer | 1 (0.56) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.25) | 3 (1.50) | 0 | 1 (2.00) | 2 (2.00) | 5 (2.78) | 1 (2.00) | 1 (2.00) | 3 (3.75) |
| Mental health problems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.50) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.00) | 2 (1.11) | 0 | 2 (4.00) | 0 |
aParticipants were asked to answer with a 5-category Likert response scale (excellent, very good, good, fair or poor)
bThis variable is a patient’s self-reported measure with a Yes/No response, worded in the questionnaire as follows: Have you ever been told by a doctor or healthcare professional that you have any chronic conditions as listed below
*p < 0.05 **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 based on ANOVA continuous measures and Chi square test for categorical measures for the Total among three cities