Table 1.
Characteristics of the study participants.
| Variables | Total (n = 948) |
Public hospital (n = 492) |
Private hospital (n = 456) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Gender | 0.025 | |||
| Male | 445 (46.9) | 219 (44.5) | 226 (49.6) | |
| Female | 503 (53.1) | 273 (55.5) | 230 (50.4) | |
| Age groups (years) | 0.005 | |||
| 18–24 | 173 (18.2) | 96 (19.5) | 77 (16.9) | |
| 25–34 | 211 (22.2) | 111 (22.6) | 100 (21.9) | |
| 35–44 | 202 (21.3) | 98 (19.9) | 104 (22.8) | |
| 45–54 | 154 (16.2) | 75 (15.2) | 79 (17.3) | |
| 55–64 | 123 (12.9) | 68 (13.8) | 55 (12.1) | |
| ≥65 | 85 (9.2) | 44 (8.9) | 41 (9.0) | |
| Mean (SD) | 38.4 (±11.8) | |||
| Education | <0.001 | |||
| Literate | 233 (24.6) | 139 (28.3) | 94 (20.6) | |
| Primary school | 225 (23.7) | 114 (23.2) | 111 (24.3) | |
| High school | 201 (21.2) | 103 (20.9) | 98 (21.4) | |
| Associate or Bachelor degree | 188 (19.8) | 91 (18.5) | 97 (21.5) | |
| Master or higher degree | 101 (10.7) | 45 (9.1) | 56 (12.2) | |
| Marital status | 0.68 | |||
| Married | 613 (64.6) | 330 (67.1) | 283 (62.0) | |
| Non-married | 335 (35.4) | 162 (32.9) | 173 (38.0) | |
| Long-term illnesses or health problem | 0.002 | |||
| Yes | 238 (25.1) | 144 (29.3) | 94 (20.6) | |
| No | 710 (74.9) | 348 (70.7) | 362 (79.4) | |
| Self-reported health status | 0.005 | |||
| Very bad | 65 (6.9) | 31 (6.3) | 34 (7.4) | |
| Bad | 87 (9.2) | 52 (10.6) | 35 (7.6) | |
| Fair | 218 (23.0) | 127 (25.8) | 91 (20.0) | |
| Good | 465 (49.1) | 227 (46.1) | 238 (52.2) | |
| Very good | 113 (11.9) | 55 (11.2) | 58 (12.8) | |
| Perceived income status | 0.003 | |||
| Inadequate | 505 (53.2) | 301 (61.1) | 204 (44.7) | |
| Moderate | 341 (35.9) | 149 (30.2) | 192 (42.1) | |
| Adequate | 102 (10.9) | 42 (8.7) | 60 (13.1) | |
∗Missing data not included; Chi-squared significances P < 0.05 are printed in bold.
SD, standard deviation.