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. 2021 Apr 15;16(4):e0250200. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250200

Table 3. TC and OOP payments in the population with UDM in the CHARLS 2011 study.

Characteristics UDM patients
TC Median (Q1, Q3) TC Mean (SD) p value OOP payments Median (Q1, Q3) OOP payments Mean (SD) p value
Total 60 (0, 1,200) 3,670 (23,824) 24 (0, 1,200) 3,060 (18,654)
Gender 0.524 0.533
    Male 96 (0,1,200) 3,579 (21,770) 60 (0, 1,200) 3,047 (19,580)
    Female 16 (0,1,200) 3,821 (25,734) 0 (0, 1,200) 3,074 (17,693)
Age 0.039 0.081
    45–54 years 0 (0, 780) 2,730 (9,576) 0 (0, 720) 2,496 (9,131)
    55–64 years 120 (0, 1,200) 4,319 (35,200) 96 (0, 960) 3,500 (26,786)
    65–74 years 120 (0, 1,817) 4,376 (14,994) 110 (0, 1,728) 3,420 (13,215)
    ≥ 75 years 12 (0, 1,560) 2,618 (8,024) 0 (0, 1,360) 2,209 (6,960)
Rural-urban status 0.689 0.723
    Rural 55 (0, 1,200) 3,934 (28,301) 24 (0, 1,200) 3,237 (21,753)
    Urban 60 (0, 1,200) 3,276 (12,057) 24 (0, 960) 2,740 (11,023)
Regional location <0.001 <0.001
    East 0 (0, 900) 4,690 (33,820) 0 (0, 720) 3,483 (22,515)
    Middle 12 (0, 1,080) 3,603 (25,529) 0 (0, 744) 3,213 (23,244)
    West 240 (0, 1,800) 3,079 (8,956) 180 (0, 1,500) 2,620 (7,814)
Highest completed education level 0.485 0.277
    Primary school and below 66 (0, 1,260) 2,824 (10,030) 55 (0, 1,200) 2,470 (9,314)
    Middle school 48 (0, 1,200) 7,730 (49,979) 4 (0, 720) 5,910 (37,980)
    High school and above 0 (0, 720) 1,902 (4,955) 0 (0, 720) 1,583 (4,123)
Marital status 0.375 0.403
    Unmarried/ Divorced/ Widowed 0 (0, 1,080) 2,790 (10,942) 0 (0, 1,080) 2,368 (10,282)
    Married 60 (0, 1,200) 3,830 (25,135) 28 (0, 1,200) 3,160 (19,563)
Occupation 0.013 0.033
    Unemployed 196 (0, 1,500) 3,598 (11,921) 193 (0, 1,500) 3,583 (11,918)
    Agricultural work 96 (0, 1,200) 3,291 (19,889) 66 (0, 1,200) 2,896 (18,059)
    Employed 0 (0, 600) 5,717 (45,244) 0 (0, 576) 4,185 (29,835)
    Self-employed 0 (0, 720) 2,241 (7,953) 0 (0, 720) 2,139 (7,423)
    Retired 120 (0, 2,400) 4,289 (11,549) 24 (0, 1,800) 2,865 (7,913)
Household personal consumption expenditure 0.465 0.445
    Lowest 20% 60 (0, 1,200) 3,699 (28,787) 60 (0, 1,200) 3,302 (2,5982)
    Lower 20% 72 (0, 1,360) 2,380 (9,334) 60 (0, 1,200) 2,008 (8,031)
    Middle 20% 104 (0, 1,200) 2,868 (8,740) 60 (0, 1,200) 2,421 (7,295)
    Higher 20% 0 (0,960) 2,998 (10,027) 0 (0, 720) 2,533 (9,075)
    Highest 20% 78 (0, 1,860) 7,436 (45,177) 0 (0, 1,432) 5,599 (30,832)
Medical insurance 0.091 0.149
    Uninsured 0 (0, 720) 1,968 (6,567) 0 (0, 720) 1,194 (3,195)
    Insured 60 (0, 1,200) 3,823 (24,588) 36 (0, 1,200) 3,193 (19,278)
Comorbid status <0.001 <0.001
    No comorbidity 0 (0, 180) 2,437 (31,407) 0 (0, 120) 1,842 (20,664)
    1 comorbidity 0 (0, 720) 2,390 (9,407) 0 (0, 600) 1,958 (8,516)
    2 comorbidities 360 (0, 2,400) 3,276 (8,902) 360 (0, 2,400) 2,563 (6,144)
    ≥ 3 comorbidities 1,200 (0, 5,400) 8,260 (34,331) 1,200 (0, 4,800) 7,278 (31,884)