Table 1.
Characteristics of patient samples before and after intervention (%)
| Before intervention (n = 738) | After intervention (n = 735) | P-value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 555 (75.2%) | 532 (72.4%) | 0.218 |
| Age | |||
| < 30 | 45 (6.1%) | 58 (7.9%) | 0.065 |
| 30–59 | 352 (47.7%) | 309 (42.0%) | |
| ≥ 60 | 341 (46.2%) | 468 (50.1%) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 595 (80.6%) | 575 (78.3%) | 0.278 |
| Patient category | |||
| new patient | 594 (81.4%) | 602 (81.9%) | 0.791 |
| Education level | |||
| None | 140 (19.0%) | 166 (22.7%) | 0.119 |
| Primary school | 242 (32.8%) | 247 (33.7%) | |
| Secondary school | 262 (33.5%) | 221 (31.1%) | |
| ≥ high school | 94 (12.7%) | 99 (12.5%) | |
| Insurance type | |||
| UEBMI | 45 (6.1%) | 69 (9.4%) | |
| resident insurance | 21 (2.8%) | 45 (5.9%) | |
| NCMS | 648 (87.8%) | 598 (81.6%) | 0.000 |
| other insurance | 16 (2.2%) | 5 (0.7%) | |
| no insurance | 8 (1.1%) | 18 (2.5%) | |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | 403 (54.6%) | 369 (50.2%) | 0.0912 |
| Unemployed | 40 (5.4%) | 55 (7.5%) | |
| Retired | 252 (34.2%) | 86 (11.7%) | |
| lost ability | 35 (4.7%) | 91 (12.4%) | |
| other | 8 (1.1%) | 134 (18.2%) | |
| Income groupa | |||
| < 4369 RMB | 243 (33.2%) | 240 (33.5%) | 0.970 |
| 4369–12 647 RMB | 314 (42.9%) | 303 (42.3%) | |
| > 12 647 RMB | 175 (23.9%) | 174 (23.2%) | |
UEBMI Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance, NCMS New Cooperative Medical Schemes
1 P-value for chi-square test. 2 P-value for comparison employed vs unemployed
aThe numbers in the three categories do not add up to total due to missing data