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. 2022 Aug 22;10:981782. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.981782

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics stratified by baseline drinking water sources after PSM, IPTW, and overlap weighing.

Variable After PSM After IPTW After overlap weighting
To tap water To natural water ASD To tap water To natural water ASD To tap water To natural water ASD
(n = 9,124) (n = 9,124) (n = 11,422) (n = 15,282.4) (n = 5,738.6) (n = 5,738.6)
Sex: female 5,597 (61.3) 5,314 (58.2) 0.063 6,911.1 (60.5) 9,234.2 (60.4) 0.002 3,485.2 (60.7) 3,485.2 (60.7) <0.001
Age (years) 91.00 (83.00, 100.00) 91.00 (81.00, 100.00) 0.079 91.00 (83.00, 100.00) 91.00 (82.00, 100.00) <0.001 91.00 (83.00, 100.00) 91.00 (82.00, 100.00) <0.001
Education: 1 year or more 2,551 (28.0) 2,646 (29.0) 0.023 3,220.2 (28.2) 4,306.8 (28.2) <0.001 1,607.7 (28.0) 1,607.7 (28.0) <0.001
Marital status: not in marriage 6,942 (76.1) 6,724 (73.7) 0.055 8,619.7 (75.5) 11,552.8 (75.6) 0.003 4,346.2 (75.7) 4,346.2 (75.7) <0.001
Residence: rural 6,481 (71.0) 6,667 (73.1) 0.045 8,271.2 (72.4) 11,051.5 (72.3) 0.002 4,171.1 (72.7) 4,171.1 (72.7) <0.001
Current smoking: yes 1564 (17.1) 1,784 (19.6) 0.062 2,082.8 (18.2) 2,777.1 (18.2) 0.002 1,020.2 (17.8) 1,020.2 (17.8) <0.001
Current drinking: yes 1,909 (20.9) 2,106 (23.1) 0.052 2,470.1 (21.6) 3,286.0 (21.5) 0.003 1,221.6 (21.3) 1,221.6 (21.3) <0.001
Current regular exercise: yes 2,009 (22.0) 2,093 (22.9) 0.022 2,481.2 (21.7) 3,328.1 (21.8) 0.001 1,242.7 (21.7) 1,242.7 (21.7) <0.001
Hypertension 0.055 0.002 <0.001
   No 7,460 (81.8) 7,327 (80.3) 9,325.1 (81.6) 12,484.4 (81.7) 4,686.4 (81.7) 4,686.4 (81.7)
   Yes 1,259 (13.8) 1,286 (14.1) 1,537.8 (13.5) 2,057.0 (13.5) 785.5 (13.7) 785.5 (13.7)
   Unknown 405 (4.4) 511 (5.6) 559.1 (4.9) 741.1 (4.8) 266.7 (4.6) 266.7 (4.6)
Diabetes 0.051 0.005 <0.001
   No 8,619 (94.5) 8,513 (93.3) 10,726.9 (93.9) 14,368.4 (94.0) 5,404.5 (94.2) 5,404.5 (94.2)
   Yes 91 (1.0) 95 (1.0) 118.3 (1.0) 153.3 (1.0) 58.4 (1.0) 58.4 (1.0)
   Unknown 414 (4.5) 516 (5.7) 576.9 (5.1) 760.8 (5.0) 275.7 (4.8) 275.7 (4.8)
Heart diseases 0.053 0.003 <0.001
   No 8,235 (90.3) 8,106 (88.8) 10,261.2 (89.8) 13,728.0 (89.8) 5,166.5 (90.0) 5,166.5 (90.0)
   Yes 490 (5.4) 521 (5.7) 610.9 (5.3) 824.3 (5.4) 309.1 (5.4) 309.1 (5.4)
   Unknown 399 (4.4) 497 (5.4) 549.9 (4.8) 730.1 (4.8) 263.1 (4.6) 263.1 (4.6)
Cerebrovascular diseases 0.058 0.004 <0.001
   No 8,421 (92.3) 8,313 (91.1) 10,498.5 (91.9) 14,048.3 (91.9) 5,286.0 (92.1) 5,286.0 (92.1)
   Yes 336 (3.7) 333 (3.6) 409.5 (3.6) 554.9 (3.6) 207.6 (3.6) 207.6 (3.6)
   Unknown 367 (4.0) 478 (5.2) 514.0 (4.5) 679.2 (4.4) 245.0 (4.3) 245.0 (4.3)
Respiratory diseases 0.071 0.003 <0.001
   No 7,838 (85.9) 7,638 (83.7) 9,697.1 (84.9) 12,989.9 (85.0) 4,897.3 (85.3) 4,897.3 (85.3)
   Yes 949 (10.4) 1,035 (11.3) 1,253.4 (11.0) 1,665.2 (10.9) 617.3 (10.8) 617.3 (10.8)
   Unknown 337 (3.7) 451 (4.9) 471.6 (4.1) 627.3 (4.1) 224.0 (3.9) 224.0 (3.9)
Cancer 0.071 0.002 <0.001
   No 8,662 (94.9) 8,515 (93.3) 10,772.3 (94.3) 14,417.6 (94.3) 5,432.0 (94.7) 5,432.0 (94.7)
   Yes 28 (0.3) 27 (0.3) 32.6 (0.3) 42.6 (0.3) 16.7 (0.3) 16.7 (0.3)
   Unknown 434 (4.8) 582 (6.4) 617.1 (5.4) 822.2 (5.4) 289.9 (5.1) 289.9 (5.1)

Values are median (IQR) or n (%).

ASD, absolute standardized mean differences; IPTW, inverse probability treatment weighting; PSM, propensity score matching.

Because the table is too large, some baseline information was included in the Supplementary Table S4.