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. 2021 Jun 18;16(6):e0217185. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217185

Table 2. Factors considered in analysis of hypertension control.

Factor Source Values
Hukou (Registered residence) Questiona 1 Hukou registration: urban, rural
Gender Question 2 Male, female
Age Questions 3,4 Continuous variable from 15 years old.
Education Question 5 Education level: No education, primary school, junior high school, senior high school, technical school, middle technical school, senior technical school, university or higher
Insurance Question 6 Health insurance coverage: urban employees’ health scheme, urban residents’ health scheme, new cooperative medical scheme, rural and urban residents’ health insurance, other health insurance
Wellbeing Question 7 Self-assessed on a scale 0–100.
Smoking Questions 8,9 None or quit, 1–10, 11–20, 21–30, and 30+ cigarettes per day
Drinking Question 10 Yes or no
Exercise Question 11 Once, 1–2, 3–5, and 6 times or over a week
Management Question 14 Hypertension managed, not managed
Compliance (medication) Question 15 Compliance with medication: complete compliance, partial compliance, non-compliance
Control Question 16 Controlled, uncontrolled hypertension
Income S2 Table in S1 File b Household annual disposable income: low, lower-middle, middle, upper-middle, upper, extreme upper
Region S1 Table in S1 File b Districts and counties grouped into east, central and west regions
District S1 Table in S1 File 17 urban districts, 17 rural counties
Information Management Systems (IMS) S5 and S6Tables in S1 File IMS implementation: districts/counties without IMPS, partial IMS implementation, full IMS implementation,

a BPHS questionnaire.

b Supplementary Information to this manuscript.