Table 2.
General information on hypertensive and diabetic patients in three rural counties in Shandong Province
| Hypertension | Diabetes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Sample size (n) | 432 | 414 | 388 | 401 |
| Age (mean, SD) | 64.7 (10.1) | 64.3 (10.4) | 61.2 (9.4) | 62.3 (9.9) |
| Sex (% of male) | 36.6 | 34.1 | 24.5 | 26.9 |
| Marriage (% of married) | 80.1 | 82.9 | 86.3 | 82.0 |
| Education (%) | ||||
| Illiterate | 64.8 | 65.2 | 63.7 | 65.8 |
| Primary school | 19.7 | 18.1 | 18.6 | 20.7 |
| High school | 15.5 | 16.7 | 17.5 | 13.2 |
| College and above | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Annual household expenditure Yuan (Median, P25 P75) | 7000 (4000–10950) | 7200 (3500–12000) | 9000 (5500–14550) | 8800 (5100–13600) |
| NCMS coverage (%) | 96.5 | 98.1 | 97.4 | 97.5 |
P > 0.05 for all comparisons between 2011 and 2012