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. 2018 Aug 25;10(2):283–289. doi: 10.1111/jdi.12901

Table 1.

Demographic, health service and health behavior characteristics of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Shandong, China (2016)

Variable Survey frequency Weight (%)
Observation 1,948 100.0
Sex
Male 652 33.7
Female 1,296 66.3
Age groups (years)
20–39 9 4.4
40–49 101 6.3
50–59 398 22.7
60–69 878 44.5
70–79 472 21.8
≥80 90 4.3
Residence
Urban 457 12.4
Rural 1,491 87.6
Marital status
Never married 23 1.3
Married 1,660 85.2
Divorced/widowed 265 13.5
Educational attainment
Illiterate 718 42.2
Primary education 653 31.4
Junior education 414 18.9
Senior education 141 6.7
University or higher 22 0.8
Health insurance
Self‐pay 23 1.2
MIUE 246 6.7
MIUR 204 5.6
NCMS 1,475 86.5
Household income
Q1 476 28.1
Q2 485 25.5
Q3 495 25.3
Q4 502 21.1
Household size
1–2 1,504 75.4
3–4 284 15.3
≥5 160 9.3
Sites
Fushan 316 10.3
Gaotang 340 17.4
Rushan 305 16.7
Liangshan 323 23.8
Weicheng 341 8.8
Yiyuan 323 23.0
Diabetic complications
Yes 354 17.6
No 1,594 82.4
Outpatient service
Yes 279 14.8
No 1,669 85.2
Inpatient service
Yes 222 11.0
No 1,726 89.0
Smoking
Never smoking 1,535 78.5
Always smoking 231 11.9
Quit smoking 182 9.6
Drinking
Yes 270 13.5
No 1,678 86.5
Physical exercise
Yes 1,224 62.0
No 724 38.0
Self‐reported health status
Good 469 22.5
Normal 839 44.0
Bad 640 33.5
Physical examination
Yes 1,716 89.3
No 232 10.7

Quartile 1 (Q1) is the poorest and quartile 4 (Q4) is the richest. MIUE, Medical Insurance for Urban Employees Scheme; MIUR, Medical Insurance for Urban Residents Scheme; NCMS, New Cooperative Medical Scheme.