Table 2.
Medical choices for people with different characteristics in 2015 (N=2707).
| Variables | Medical choice | Hypothetical test |
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| Self-care (N=978) | Hospital care (N=1729) | χ2 (df)/W | P value | ||||
| Age (years), n (%) | 63.0 (3) | <.001 | |||||
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18-44 | 232 (23.72) | 226 (13.07) |
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45-59 | 320 (32.72) | 528 (30.54) |
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60-74 | 323 (33.03) | 725 (41.93) |
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≥75 | 103 (10.53) | 250 (14.46) |
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| Gender, n (%) | 2.4 (1) | .12 | |||||
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Male | 449 (45.91) | 739 (42.74) |
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Female | 529 (54.09) | 990 (57.26) |
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| Marriage status, n (%) | 2.0 (1) | .16 | |||||
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Married | 836 (85.48) | 1441 (83.34) |
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Others | 142 (14.52) | 288 (16.66) |
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| Education level (years), mean (SD) | 8.140 (4.48) | 7.57 (4.53) | 899,572a | .005 | |||
| Region, n (%) | 4.3 (2) | .11 | |||||
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East | 388 (39.67) | 737 (42.63) |
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Center | 323 (33.03) | 506 (29.27) |
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West | 267 (27.30) | 486 (28.11) |
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| Residence site, n (%) | 13.8 (1) | <.001 | |||||
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Urban | 518 (52.97) | 786 (45.46) |
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Rural | 460 (47.03) | 943 (54.54) |
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| Medical insurance, n (%) | 0.01 (1) | .92 | |||||
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No | 36 (3.68) | 61 (3.53) |
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Yes | 942 (96.32) | 1668 (96.47) |
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| Disease or injury severity, n (%) | 94.3 (2) | <.001 | |||||
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Not severe | 487 (49.80) | 548 (31.69) |
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Somewhat severe | 444 (45.40) | 1005 (58.13) |
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Quite severe | 47 (4.81) | 176 (10.18) |
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| Hypertension (years), mean (SD) | 2.01 (5.38) | 4.13 (8.16) | 717,065a | <.001 | |||
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 24.15 (3.84) | 24.31 (3.78) | 821,957a | .23 | |||
| Chronic diseases, mean (SD) | 0.34 (0.62) | 0.62 (0.80) | 685,490a | <.001 | |||
aWilcoxon rank-sum test.