Table 1 Patient demographic characteristics
White coat | Casual | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
Total | 328 | 304 | |
Age (years) | |||
≤ 39 | 157 (47.9) | 142 (46.7) | |
40–69 | 152 (46.3) | 133 (43.8) | |
≥ 70 | 15 (4.6) | 21 (6.9) | |
Missing | 4 (1.2) | 8 (2.6) | |
Sex | |||
Men | 129 (39.3) | 148 (48.7) | < 0.05 |
Women | 196 (59.8) | 148 (48.7) | < 0.05 |
Missing | 3 (0.9) | 8 (2.6) | |
Marital status | |||
Single | 97 (29.6) | 79 (26.0) | |
Married | 205 (62.5) | 203 (66.8) | |
Separated | 17 (5.2) | 11 (3.6) | |
Divorced | 4 (1.2) | 5 (1.6) | |
Missing | 5 (1.5) | 6 (2.0) | |
Education level | |||
Junior high school | 20 (6.1) | 13 (4.3) | |
High school | 107 (32.6) | 86 (28.3) | |
Vocational college | 50 (15.2) | 42 (13.8) | |
Junior college | 35 (10.7) | 34 (11.2) | |
University | 100 (30.5) | 108 (35.5) | |
Graduate school | 11 (3.4) | 15 (4.9) | |
Missing | 5 (1.5) | 6 (2.0) | |
Employment status | |||
Employed (full- or part-time, including self-employed) | 259 (79.0) | 237 (78.0) | |
Unemployed or looking for work | 4 (1.2) | 6 (2.0) | |
Retired from paid work | 11 (3.4) | 13 (4.3) | |
Unable to work owing to long-term sickness or disability | 3 (0.9) | 2 (0.7) | |
Looks after the home/family | 37 (11.3) | 22 (7.2) | |
At school or in full-time education | 9 (2.7) | 14 (4.6) | |
Missing | 5 (1.5) | 10 (3.3) | |
Nature of the problem | |||
New (acute) illness | 269 (82.0) | 244 (80.3) | |
Old (chronic) illness | 46 (14.0) | 41 (13.5) | |
Missing | 13 (4.0) | 19 (6.3) | |
Presence of chronic diseases | |||
None | 221 (67.4) | 203 (66.8) | |
All | 107 (32.6) | 101 (33.2) | |