TABLE 1.

Participant demographics (N = 168)

Category	Different categories	N	(%)
Gender	Male	95	56.5
	Female	73	43.5
Age(years)	≤40	22	13.1
	41–50	48	28.6
	51–60	45	26.8
	61–70	45	26.8
	≥71	22	13.1
Nationality	The Han nationality	156	92.9
	National minority	12	7.1
Religious belief	Yes	152	90.5
	No	16	9.5
Domestic status	Married or domestic partnership	156	92.9
	Single, never married	6	3.6
	Divorced, no remarried	4	2.4
	Widowed, no remarried	2	1.2
Number of children	0	15	8.9
	1	97	57.7
	2	37	22.0
Education level	Bachelor degree or above	50	29.8
	High school level/college degree	87	51.8
	Junior high school level below	31	18.4
Occupation	Retired	73	43.5
	Institution officer	44	26.2
	Staffers infirm	11	6.5
	Individual worker	6	3.6
	Civil servant	5	3.0
	Job‐waiting/ being unemployed	5	3.0
	Others	24	14.3
Salary(Yuan)	≤3000	39	23.2
	3001–6000	63	37.5
	6001–9000	33	19.6
	>9000	33	19.6
Type of disease	Hypertension	90	53.6
	Hyperlipidaemia	79	47.0
	Diabetes	43	25.6
	Coronary heart disease	27	16.1
	Bone and joint diseases	11	6.5
	Cancer	5	3.0
	Fatty liver	5	3.0
	Stoke	3	1.8
	COPD	3	1.8
	Chronic nephritis	3	1.8
	Peptic ulcer	2	1.2
	Asthma	2	1.2
	Chronic cholecystitis	1	0.6
Duration of disease(years)	<3	63	37.5
	3 ~ 10	65	38.7
	>10	40	23.8
Intensity of disease	Normal	32	19.0
	Mild	88	52.4
	Moderate	37	22.0
	Serious	11	6.6