Table 2.
Sample characteristics of the selected respondents at baseline.
| Variables |
With PHI 1,558 (10.53) |
Without PHI 13,241 (89.47) |
Total | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQ-5D index scores | 0.8289 (0.191) | 0.8151 (0.2037) | 0.8166 (0.2025) | <0.001a |
| Gender = 1 | 756 (48.52) | 6,250 (47.20) | 7,006 (47.34) | 0.323b |
| Age | 0.832b | |||
| 18–44 years | 127 (8.15) | 1,000 (7.55) | 1,127 (7.62) | |
| 45–59 years | 745 (47.82) | 6,363 (48.06) | 7,108 (48.03) | |
| 60–74 years | 548 (35.17) | 4,733 (35.75) | 5,281 (35.68) | |
| ≥75 years | 138 (8.86) | 1,145 (8.65) | 1,283 (8.67) | |
| Marital Status = 1 | 1,353 (86.84) | 11,514 (86.96) | 12,867 (86.95) | 0.899b |
| Education | 0.043b | |||
| Junior high school and below | 1,399 (89.79) | 11,640 (87.91) | 13,039 (88.11) | |
| Vocational/technical secondary school/high school | 137 (8.79) | 1,311 (9.90) | 1,448 (9.78) | |
| Junior college and above | 22 (1.41) | 290 (2.19) | 312 (2.11) | |
| Non-rural household registration | 1,168 (74.97) | 10,270 (77.56) | 11,438 (77.29) | 0.021b |
| Smoke = 1 | 547 (35.11) | 4,557 (34.42) | 5,104 (34.49) | 0.586b |
| Drink = 1 | 545 (34.98) | 4,486 (33.88) | 5,031 (34.00) | 0.385b |
| Social contact = 1 | 958 (61.49) | 8,076 (60.99) | 9,034 (61.04) | 0.704b |
| Chronic disease = 1 | 985 (63.22) | 8,076 (60.99) | 9,460 (63.92) | 0.542b |
| Household incomes per capita | 8.6476 (2.0577) | 8.4639 (1.9319) | 8.4832 (1.9463) | <0.001a |
The descriptive results of “EQ-5D index scores” and “Household incomes per capita” were represented by mean (standard deviation), while the descriptive results of other indexes were represented by quantity (proportion).
a
Outcomes of Student-t-test.
b
Outcomes of Chi-square test.