Table 1.
Basic information of the two groups of patients.
| Normal information | Control group | Intervention group | P | |
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| Gender | Male | 31 (55.4%) | 26 (46.4%) | 0.35 |
| Female | 25 (44.6%) | 30 (53.6%) | ||
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| Average age | 64.3 ± 15.5 | 64 ± 18.5 | 0.91 | |
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| Education level | College degree and above | 12 (21.4%) | 14 (25%) | 0.99 |
| Middle school or high school | 16 (28.6%) | 15 (26.8%) | ||
| Elementary school and below | 28 (50%) | 27 (48.2%) | ||
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| Family monthly income | <2000 | 19 (33.9%) | 16 (28.6%) | 0.74 |
| 2000-4000 | 27 (48.2%) | 32 (57.1%) | ||
| >4000 | 10 (17.9%) | 8 (14.3%) | ||
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| Expense reimbursement method | Medical insurance | 19 (33.9%) | 21 (37.5%) | 0.97 |
| Rural cooperative | 22 (39.3%) | 22 (39.3%) | ||
| Poor | 8 (14.3%) | 7 (12.5%) | ||
| Own expense | 7 (12.5%) | 6 (10.7%) | ||
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| Profession | Worker | 6 (10.7%) | 12 (21.4%) | 0.29 |
| Farmer | 27 (48.2%) | 20 (35.7%) | ||
| Other | 10 (17.9%) | 8 (14.3%) | ||
| Unemployed | 7 (12.5%) | 12 (21.4%) | ||
| Retire | 6 (10.7%) | 4 (7.1%) | ||