Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants
| Characteristics | Value |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 465, 61.5 |
| Female | 291, 38.5 |
| Age, mean±SD | 57.7±14.5 |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Single | 41, 5.4 |
| Ever married | 715, 94.6 |
| Literacy level, n (%) | |
| Primary education or below | 109, 14.4 |
| Secondary education | 454, 60.1 |
| College education or above | 193, 25.5 |
| Household monthly income per capita, n (%) | |
| ＜5000 RMB | 288, 38.1 |
| 5000–9999 RMB | 293, 38.8 |
| >10 000 RMB | 175, 23.1 |
| Main source of medical expense, n (%) | |
| Urban medical insurance | 505, 66.8 |
| Rural medical insurance | 163, 21.6 |
| Commercial medical insurance | 8, 1.0 |
| Personal funds | 80, 10.6 |
| Residence, n (%) | |
| Rural areas | 204, 27 |
| Urban areas | 416, 55 |
| Rural–urban fringe areas | 136, 18 |
| Diagnosed with cancer, n (%) | |
| Yes | 302, 39.9 |
| No | 454, 60.1 |
| Number of hospital admissions within 1 year, n (%) | |
| 1 | 457, 60.4 |
| 2 | 121, 16.0 |
| 3 | 58, 7.7 |
| >3 | 120, 15.9 |
| Units type, n (%) | |
| Cardiology | 78, 10.3 |
| Hepatology | 72, 9.5 |
| Respiratory department | 65, 8.6 |
| Gastroenterology | 64, 8.5 |
| Haematology | 53, 7.0 |
| Oncology | 53, 7.0 |
| Nephrology | 51, 6.7 |
| Orthopaedics | 46, 6.1 |
| Urology | 44, 5.8 |
| Neurology | 43, 5.7 |
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 39, 5.2 |
| Thoracic surgery department | 37, 4.9 |
| Endocrinology | 35, 4.6 |
| Otorhinolaryngology | 28, 3.7 |
| Hepatobiliary surgery department | 27, 3.6 |
| Breast department | 21, 2.8 |