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Table 1 Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, and health care utilization measures of the older patients with hypertension in Round 1 and Round 2 surveys

From: Changes of the perceived quality of care for older patients with hypertension by community health centers in shanghai

Characteristics

Round 1(N = 437)

n(%)

Round 2(N = 443)

n(%)

P value

Demographics

Gender

  

0.618

 Female

293(67.0)

289(65.2)

 

 Male

144(33.0)

154(34.8)

 

Self reported health status

  

0.450

 Good and above

75(17.2)

84(19.0)

 

 Fair

283(65.8)

292(65.9)

 

 Poor

79(18.1)

67(15.1)

 

Presence of multi-morbiditiesa

  

<0.001

 Yes

279(63.8)

223(50.3)

 

 No

158(36.2)

220(49.7)

 

Socioeconomics

Registrationb

  

1.000

 Locals

421(96.3)

426(96.2)

 

 Migrants

16(3.7)

17(3.8)

 

Education

  

0.120

 5-year university and above

46(10.5)

65(14.7)

 

 3-year college

45(10.3)

55(12.4)

 

 High school and equivalent

126(28.8)

134(30.2)

 

 Middle school

154(35.2)

126(28.4)

 

 Primary school and below

66(15.1)

63(14.2)

 

Occupationc

  

0.298

 Have a job

5(1.1)

10(2.3)

 

 Do not have a job

432(98.9)

433(97.7)

 

Household incomed

  

<0.001

 Below poverty line

75(17.2)

48(10.8)

 

 Between poverty line and median

328(75.1)

323(72.9)

 

 Above median

34(7.8)

72(16.3)

 

Health insurancee

  

0.093

 Yes

432(98.9)

430(97.1)

 

 No

5(1.1)

13(2.9)

 

Visits to the primary care provider

 Number of visits in the last year, n(%)

  

0.167

   ≤ 12 visits

94(21.5)

110(24.8)

 

  13–24 visits

88(20.1)

101(22.8)

 

  25–36 visits

68(15.6)

75(16.9)

 

   ≥ 37 visits

187(42.8)

157(35.4)

 

Length of time with the health facility

  

0.002

  ≤ 1 year

25(5.7)

16(3.6)

 

 1~2 years

49(11.2)

23(5.2)

 

 3~4 years

55(12.6)

49(11.1)

 

  ≥ 5 years

308(70.5)

355(80.1)

 
  1. aHypertension related co-morbidities included cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease and high cholesterol
  2. bRegistration status dividedthe participants into two groups – migrants and locals – based on their hukou status, which was usually used to identify a person’s official place of residence [28]
  3. cThe participants were classified into two groups, those who had a job (including employed and self-employed) and those who did not have a job (including the retired, students, unemployed and housewives)
  4. dThe participants were allocatedinto three economic groups according to monthly household poverty line (RMB3,000/US$484) and mean household income level (RMB10,000/US$1282) in 2011 [30]
  5. eThe participants with health insurance referred to those covered by local health insurance schemes including Basic Medical Insurance Scheme for Urban Employees and Basic Medical Insurance Scheme for Urban Residents