Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of treatment and control groups in 2007
| Variables | Treatment (n = 11) | Control (n = 4) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variables | |||
| No. of cases | |||
| All | 769.54 (542.57) | 1248.75 (1298.65) | 0.517 |
| Male | 536.90 (374.60) | 880.50 (937.46) | 0.520 |
| Female | 232.63 (168.93) | 368.25 (361.40) | 0.512 |
| Cases per 100 000 | |||
| All | 27.04 (7.16) | 25.91 (7.01) | 0.793 |
| Male | 18.98 (4.91) | 17.97 (4.69) | 0.725 |
| Female | 8.05 (2.40) | 7.94 (1.19) | 0.939 |
| 30-d mortality (%) | |||
| All | 3.69 (1.65) | 4.47 (0.56) | 0.194 |
| Male | 3.04 (1.43) | 3.60 (0.66) | 0.322 |
| Female | 6.88 (3.74) | 6.89 (0.85) | 0.989 |
| Independent variables | |||
| No. of medical facilities | |||
| Tertiary hospital | 2.00 (1.48) | 5.25 (9.84) | 0.557 |
| Secondary hospital | 16.45 (10.30) | 20.00 (16.71) | 0.709 |
| Clinic | 1394.27 (819.50) | 2703.25 (3072.48) | 0.457 |
| No. of medical personnel | |||
| Internal medicine | 480.72 (301.77) | 946.25 (1136.33) | 0.473 |
| Emergency medicine | 23.27 (13.31) | 41.25 (52.16) | 0.541 |
| General practitioners | 889.81 (549.70) | 1840.25 (2641.64) | 0.524 |
| Population aged >65 (%) | 10.99 (2.16) | 7.42 (1.31) | 0.002 |
| GRDP per capita (million Korean won) | 23.53 (4.02) | 24.48 (5.60) | 0.769 |
| Health-related behavior (%) | |||
| High-risk alcohol consumption | 19.66 (2.92) | 22.08 (1.15) | 0.037 |
| Prevalence of hypertension | 17.90 (2.21) | 15.99 (2.41) | 0.214 |
| Control rate of hypertension | 91.97 (1.74) | 90.79 (1.11) | 0.154 |
| Prevalence of diabetes | 6.54 (0.75) | 5.72 (0.66) | 0.076 |
| Control rate of diabetes | 83.90 (3.28) | 84.78 (3.35) | 0.666 |
| Prevalence of perceived obesity | 28.64 (2.73) | 32.35 (1.46) | 0.005 |
| Prevalence of perceived stress | 28.21 (2.69) | 29.45 (1.27) | 0.249 |
| Prevalence of smoking | 25.11 (1.96) | 26.07 (1.35) | 0.310 |
Standard deviation in parentheses.
GRDP, gross regional domestic product.