TABLE 1.
Characteristics of study in the baseline.
| H1RA | With |
Without |
P | ||
| Variables | n | % | n | % | |
| Total | 8,986 | 25.00 | 26,958 | 75.00 | |
| Gender | 0.999 | ||||
| Male | 4,862 | 54.11 | 14,586 | 54.11 | |
| Female | 4,124 | 45.89 | 12,372 | 45.89 | |
| Age (years) | 59.65 ± 24.12 | 59.63 ± 24.07 | 0.946 | ||
| Age group (years) | 0.999 | ||||
| 50–64 | 4,862 | 54.11 | 14,586 | 54.11 | |
| ≥65 | 4,124 | 45.89 | 12,372 | 45.89 | |
| Insured premium (NT$) | 0.989 | ||||
| <18,000 | 6,672 | 74.25 | 20,009 | 74.22 | |
| 18,000–34,999 | 1,452 | 16.16 | 4,372 | 16.22 | |
| ≥35,000 | 862 | 9.59 | 2,577 | 9.56 | |
| CCI_R group | 0.938 | ||||
| 0 | 3,450 | 38.39 | 10,372 | 38.47 | |
| 1–3 | 5,116 | 56.93 | 15,350 | 56.94 | |
| ≥4 | 420 | 4.67 | 1,236 | 4.58 | |
| Season | 0.999 | ||||
| Spring (March–May) | 2,214 | 24.64 | 6,642 | 24.64 | |
| Summer (June–August) | 2,336 | 26.00 | 7,008 | 26.00 | |
| Autumn (September–November) | 2,220 | 24.71 | 6,660 | 24.71 | |
| Winter (December–February) | 2,216 | 24.66 | 6,648 | 24.66 | |
| Location | 0.963 | ||||
| Northern Taiwan | 2,563 | 28.52 | 7,680 | 28.49 | |
| Middle Taiwan | 2,215 | 24.65 | 6,688 | 24.81 | |
| Southern Taiwan | 2,420 | 26.93 | 7,259 | 26.93 | |
| Eastern Taiwan | 1,467 | 16.33 | 4,412 | 16.37 | |
| Outlets islands | 321 | 3.57 | 919 | 3.41 | |
| Urbanization level | 0.562 | ||||
| 1 (The highest) | 3,411 | 37.96 | 10,106 | 37.49 | |
| 2 | 3,510 | 39.06 | 10,498 | 38.94 | |
| 3 | 779 | 8.67 | 2,335 | 8.66 | |
| 4 (The lowest) | 1,286 | 14.31 | 4,019 | 14.91 | |
| Level of care | 0.997 | ||||
| Hospital center | 3,428 | 38.15 | 10,272 | 38.10 | |
| Regional hospital | 3,020 | 33.61 | 9,067 | 33.63 | |
| Local hospital | 2,538 | 28.24 | 7,619 | 28.26 | |
P, Chi-square/Fisher exact test on category variables and t-test on continue variables. NT$, New Taiwan Dollars, CCI_R, Charlson Comorbidity Index, dementia removed.