Table 2. TC and OOP payments in the population with DDM in the CHARLS 2011 study.
| Characteristics | Patients with DDM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC Median (Q1, Q3) | TC Mean (SD) | p value | OOP payments Median (Q1, Q3) | OOP payments Mean (SD) | p value | |
| Total | 1,560 (24, 7,200) | 11,193 (51,300) | 1,200 (0, 5,644) | 7,266 (21,400) | ||
| Gender | 0.960 | 0.774 | ||||
| Male | 1,440 (48, 7,200) | 14,756 (70,745) | 1,200 (0, 6,000) | 7,852 (20,872) | ||
| Female | 1,680 (10, 6,960) | 8,400 (25,449) | 1,200 (0, 5,400) | 6,805 (21,813) | ||
| Age | 0.708 | 0.427 | ||||
| 45–54 years | 1,920 (120, 5,640) | 8,390 (20,249) | 1,440 (60, 4,818) | 7,414 (17,951) | ||
| 55–64 years | 1,764 (3, 7,380) | 10,642 (36,133) | 1,332 (0, 6,980) | 8,293 (25,923) | ||
| 65–74 years | 1,200 (20, 7,200) | 10,839 (59,910) | 1,020 (0, 4,800) | 5,893 (17,769) | ||
| ≥ 75 years | 1,194 (0, 7,200) | 22,030 (110,907) | 1,072 (0, 5,702) | 5,512 (12,710) | ||
| Rural-urban status | <0.001 | 0.016 | ||||
| Rural | 852 (2, 4,800) | 7,119 (18,028) | 720 (0, 4,440) | 6,070 (15,314) | ||
| Urban | 2,400 (72, 8,400) | 14,388 (66,490) | 1,800 (0, 7,200) | 8,203 (25,137) | ||
| Regional location | 0.010 | 0.003 | ||||
| East | 1,200 (0, 4,800) | 8,467 (22,149) | 720 (0, 4,800) | 6,378 (17,556) | ||
| Middle | 1,920 (72, 8,400) | 8,922 (28,608) | 1,680 (24, 6,660) | 6,261 (12,159) | ||
| West | 1,920 (240, 7,800) | 18,334 (90,772) | 1,680 (120, 7,200) | 9,953 (33,136) | ||
| Highest completed education level | 0.094 | 0.251 | ||||
| Primary school and below | 1,200 (24, 6,000) | 9,046 (44,578) | 1,188 (0, 4,800) | 6,119 (13,774) | ||
| Middle school | 2,060 (120, 7,200) | 15,169 (72,568) | 1,800 (36, 5,108) | 8,664 (24,338) | ||
| High school and above | 2,530 (0, 12,000) | 14,657 (43,367) | 2,220 (0, 8,204) | 10,011 (36,530) | ||
| Marital status | 0.158 | 0.225 | ||||
| Unmarried/ Divorced/ Widowed | 1,284 (0, 5,000) | 14,279 (83,195) | 1,080 (0, 4,800) | 7,694 (24,070) | ||
| Married | 1,665 (66, 7,200) | 10,793 (45,622) | 1,200 (0, 5,856) | 7,210 (21,044) | ||
| Occupation | 0.006 | 0.113 | ||||
| Unemployed | 1,560 (348, 3,600) | 7,306 (19,334) | 1,200 (130, 3,600) | 7,096 (19,303) | ||
| Agricultural work | 1,164 (0, 5,964) | 7,822 (18,432) | 846 (0, 4,800) | 6,832 (16,337) | ||
| Employed | 2,100 (120, 6,000) | 7,028 (15,832) | 1,512 (48, 4,800) | 6,034 (13,914) | ||
| Self-employed | 720 (96, 3,600) | 3,562 (8,042) | 720 (96, 3,600) | 3,552 (8,041) | ||
| Retired | 2,760 (96, 11,040) | 21,703 (93,445) | 2,400 (0, 8,024) | 9,521 (32,165) | ||
| Household personal consumption expenditure | 0.121 | 0.265 | ||||
| Lowest 20% | 800 (48, 4,320) | 6,105 (14,721) | 612 (26, 3,720) | 5,222 (13,047) | ||
| Lower 20% | 1,320 (120, 5,122) | 8,523 (22,027) | 1,200 (72, 4,800) | 7,478 (18,907) | ||
| Middle 20% | 1,200 (60, 5,520) | 7,761 (16,303) | 1,200 (0, 4,800) | 6,226 (13,151) | ||
| Higher 20% | 1,440 (0, 5,312) | 6,096 (12,147) | 1,200 (0, 4,818) | 5,670 (11,936) | ||
| Highest 20% | 2,400 (36, 12,000) | 21,701 (92,255) | 2,253 (0, 7,608) | 10,175 (32,967) | ||
| Medical insurance | 0.169 | 0.211 | ||||
| Uninsured | 624 (0, 4,320) | 4,637 (15,396) | 600 (0, 3,600) | 4,875 (11,009) | ||
| Insured | 1,680 (26, 7,200) | 11,494 (52,746) | 1,200 (0, 6,000) | 7,417 (21,887) | ||
| Comorbid status | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| No comorbidity | 552 (0, 3,120) | 3,481 (6,839) | 480 (0, 2,448) | 2,970 (5,875) | ||
| 1 comorbidity | 852 (0, 4,400) | 5,172 (12,473) | 720 (0, 3,652) | 4,327 (11,466) | ||
| 2 comorbidities | 1,512 (0, 8,640) | 11,026 (24,677) | 1,200 (0, 7,200) | 7,883 (18,057) | ||
| ≥ 3 comorbidities | 2,400 (360, 9,600) | 17,366 (78,655) | 1,920 (240, 7,440) | 10,002 (29,307) | ||