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

Table 4. Association between social determinants and TC and OOP in the population with DDM in the CHARLS 2011 study.

Variables patients with DDM
TC OOP payments
Logistic model, OR (95%CI) Generalized linear model, β (95%CI) Logistic model, OR (95%CI) Generalized linear model, β (95%CI)
Gender (ref: male)
    Female 0.921 (0.658, 1.289) 0.051 (-0.239, 0.340) 1.003 (0.726, 1.387) 0.024 (-0.263, 0.311)
Age (ref: 45–54 years)
    55–64 years 0.754 (0.494, 1.149) 0.033 (-0.319, 0.384) 0.735 (0.489, 1.106) 0.007 (-0.341, 0.355)
    65–74 years 0.759 (0.458, 1.259) -0.494 (-0.917, -0.070)* 0.764 (0.469, 1.246) -0.553 (-0.971, -0.134)*
    ≥ 75 years 0.731 (0.382, 1.397) -0.237 (-0.812, 0.338) 0.758 (0.405, 1.422) -0.524 (-1.092, 0.044)
Rural-urban status (ref: rural)
    Urban 1.045 (0.710,1.537) 0.338 (0.003, 0.672)* 1.022 (0.703, 1.486) 0.285 (-0.047, 0.617)
Regional location (ref: east)
    Middle 1.516 (1.058, 2.172)* 0.105 (-0.213, 0.423) 1.566 (1.107, 2.216)* 0.074 (-0.242, 0.391)
    West 1.619 (1.086, 2.414)* 0.193 (-0.148, 0.534) 1.169 (1.150, 2.481)* 0.209 (-0.130, 0.548)
Highest completed education level (ref: primary school and below)
    Middle school 0.974 (0.631, 1.502) 0.080 (-0.286, 0.447) 1.040 (0.684, 1.581) 0.090 (-0.273, 0.454)
    High school and above 0.632 (0.388, 1.030) 0.505 (0.067, 0.942)* 0.686 (0.428, 1.097) 0.406 (-0.032, 0.845)
Marital status (ref: unmarried/ divorced/ widowed
    Married 1.884 (1.183, 2.998)* -0.197 (-0.655, 0.261) 1.708 (1.084, 2.692)* -0.259 (-0.713, 0.194)
Occupation (ref: unemployed)
    Agricultural work 0.393 (0.155, 0.997)* 0.381 (-0.255, 1.018) 0.578 (0.258, 1.293) 0.167 (-0.478, 0.811)
    Employed 0.632 (0.231, 1.728) 0.108 (-0.597, 0.813) 0.986 (0.407, 2.393) -0.056 (-0.768, 0.656)
    Self-employed 0.484 (0.160, 1.467) -0.359 (-1.162, 0.444) 0.851 (0.311, 2.329) -0.440 (-1.242, 0.362)
    Retired 0.550 (0.209, 1.447) 0.628 (-0.052, 1.308) 0.785 (0.337, 1.829) 0.396 (-0.292, 1.084)
Household personal consumption expenditure (ref: lowest 20%)
    Lower 20% 1.201 (0.699, 2.064) 0.017 (-0.429, 0.463) 1.151 (0.680, 1.948) 0.044 (-0.266, 0.705)
    Middle 20% 0.838 (0.789, 1.436) 0.352 (-0.114, 0.818) 0.841 (0.497, 1.425) 0.315 (-0.144, 0.774)
    Higher 20% 0.637 (0.380, 1.069) 0.337 (-0.132, 0.805) 0.601 (0.362, 0.997)* 0.387 (-0.075, 0.850)
    Highest 20% 0.977 (0.562, 1.697) 0.556 (0.099, 1.033)* 0.804 (0.471, 1.370) 0.460 (-0.004, 0.925)
Medical insurance (ref: uninsured)
    Insured 1.192 (0.623, 2.281) 0.477 (-0.105, 1.060) 1.119 (0.595, 2.104) 0.536 (-0.041, 1.114)
Comorbid status (ref: no comorbidity)
    1 comorbidity 1.079 (0.658, 1.769) 0.223 (-0.264, 0.709) 1.204 (0.743, 1.951) 0.220 (-0.266, 0.705)
    2 comorbidities 1.197 (0.739, 1.941) 0.832 (0.363, 1.302)* 1.369 (0.855, 2.193) 0.766 (0.298, 1.234)*
    ≥3 comorbidities 2.374 (1.464, 3.848)* 0.791 (0.351, 1.232)* 2.239 (1.411, 3.554)* 0.794 (0.352, 1.236)*

*p<0.05.