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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of all 619 patients

From: Risk factors for the frequent attendance of older patients at community health service centers in China: a cross-sectional study based on stratified sampling

Variable

Group

Total number (N)

FAs (n(%))

X2

P-value

Gender

Male

285

61(0.21)

3.722

0.054

Female

334

94(0.28)

  

Age (years)

60~

228

46(0.20)

5.563

0.135

70~

241

63(0.26)

  

80~

140

43(0.31)

  

90~

10

3(0.30)

  

Education level

Elementary school and below

154

48(0.31)

4.425

0.219

Middle high school

191

42(0.22)

  

High school or technical secondary school

170

39(0.23)

  

College and above

103

26(0.25)

  

Marital status

Married

505

111(0.22)

15.249

0.002

Widowed

108

42(0.39)

  

Divorced

3

1(0.33)

  

Unmarried

4

2(0.50)

  

Living arrangement

Living alone

80

32(0.40)

10.954

< 0.01

Not living alone

539

123(0.23)

  

Medical insurance

No

14

1(0.071)

2.444

0.118

Yes

605

154(0.25)

  

Working status

Working

20

4(0.20)

0.28

0.597

Retired

599

151(0.25)

  

Monthly income (yuan)

< 3000

181

45(0.25)

6.232

0.044

3000–5000

292

84(0.29)

  

> 5000

146

26(0.18)

  

Self-evaluation of family relationship score

< 60

9

5(0.55)

20.457

< 0.01

60–69

22

12(0.55)

  

70–79

56

20(0.36)

  

80–89

224

51(0.23)

  

≥90

308

67(0.22)

  

Life satisfaction score

< 60

11

6(0.55)

15.635

< 0.01

60–69

18

9(0.5)

  

70–79

65

22(0.34)

  

80–89

197

46(0.23)

  

≥90

327

72(0.22)

  

Social support

Weak

35

16(0.46)

15.781

< 0.01

Modest

256

75(0.29)

  

Satisfying

328

64(0.19)

  

Self-perceived health score

< 60

57

30(0.52)

60.211

< 0.01

60–70

111

44(0.39)

  

70–80

181

47(0.25)

  

80–90

158

25(0.15)

  

≥90

112

9(0.08)

  

Number of chronic diseases

0

74

3(0.04)

77.405

< 0.01

1–2

366

66(0.18)

 

< 0.01

≥3

179

86(0.48)

  

Monthly medical expenses (out-of-pocket cost, yuan)

< 100

243

19(0.08)

115.227

< 0.01

100–199

109

15(0.14)

  

200–299

88

32(0.36)

  

300–399

54

33(0.61)

  

≥400

115

56(0.45)

  

Long-term medication

No

101

5(0.05)

25.952

< 0.01

Yes

518

150(0.29)

  

Severity of pain

No

345

67(0.19)

35.448

< 0.01

Light

121

28(0.23)

  

Modest

57

13(0.23)

  

Severe

96

47(0.49)

  

Hospitalization in last 3 years

No

437

90(0.21)

15.648

< 0.01

Yes

182

65(0.36)

  

Depression

No

456

78(0.17)

58.091

< 0.01

Yes

163

77(0.47)

  

Anxiety

No

500

105(0.21)

25.581

< 0.01

Yes

115

50(0.44)