Table 3.

Relationship between demographic characteristics and chronic diseases.

Characteristic	Type	Chronic Disease				p-Value
		N	%	Y	%
Sex **	Female	1171	55.1	955	44.9	0.019
	Male	862	51.6	807	48.4
Age ***	40–65	1674	65.8	870	34.2	0.001
	≥65	359	28.7	892	71.3
Education ***	<Middle school	545	35.7	981	64.3	0.001
	≥Middle school	1488	65.6	781	34.4
Income ***	<300	680	40.3	1008	59.7	0.001
	≥300	1353	64.2	754	35.8
Type of insurance ***	NHI	1984	54.6	1648	45.4	0.001
	Assistance	49	30.1	114	69.9
Private insurance ***	Y	1686	59.9	1128	40.1	0.001
	N	347	35.4	634	64.6

** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001.