Table 1 Descriptive statistics of signed status of family doctor contract services among older adults with hypertension in Shandong, China (N=3,112)

N=3,112

906 (29.1)

2,206 (70.9)

Age (Mean±SD)

69.4 ±6.7

69.3 ±7.1

69.5 ±6.5

11.2

0.001

Gender

1.8

0.176

Male

1,374 (44.2)

383 (42.3)

991 (44.9)

Female

1,738 (55.8)

523 (57.7)

1,215 (55.1)

Marital status

0.8

0.363

Single^a

557 (17.9)

171 (18.9)

386 (17.5)

Married

2,555 (82.1)

735 (81.1)

1,820 (82.5)

Region

13.5

<0.001

Urban

1,544 (49.6)

403 (44.5)

1,141 (51.7)

Rural

1,568 (50.4)

503 (55.5)

1,065 (48.3)

Education

11.9

0.003

Illiteracy

982 (31.6)

249 (27.5)

733 (33.2)

Primary or below

1,031 (33.1)

303 (33.4)

728 (33.0)

Secondary school or above

1,099 (35.3)

354 (39.1)

745 (33.8)

Annual household income

3.9

0.047

Low

1,969 (63.3)

549 (60.6)

1,420 (64.4)

High

1,143 (36.7)

357 (39.4)

786 (35.6)

Need caregiving

1.4

0.232

No

2,706 (86.9)

798 (88.1)

2,206 (86.5)

Yes

406 (13.1)

108 (11.9)

298 (13.5)

Smoking status

4.5

0.033

No

2,649 (85.1)

752 (83.0)

1,897 (86.0)

Yes

463 (14.9)

154 (17.0)

309 (14.0)

Drinking status

3.4

0.064

No

2,453 (78.8)

695 (76.7)

1,758 (79.7)

Yes

659 (21.1)

211 (23.3)

448 (20.3)

Physical examination

135.9

<0.001

No

694 (22.3)

325 (35.9)

369 (16.7)

Yes

2,418 (77.7)

581 (64.1)

1,837 (83.3)

Living arrangements

0.1

0.764

Alone

366 (11.8)

109 (12.0)

257 (11.6)

With others

2,746 (88.2)

797 (88.0)

1,949 (88.4)

Blood pressure situation^b

10.0

0.002

Abnormal

1,324 (42.5)

425 (46.9)

899 (40.8)

Normal

1,788 (57.5)

481 (53.1)

1307 (59.2)

Medication for hypertension^c

<0.1

0.958

Irregular

764 (24.5)

223 (24.6)

541 (24.5)

Regular

2,348 (75.5)

683 (75.4)

1,665 (75.5)

Hypertension follow-up management^d

2.7

0.103

Irregular

567 (18.2)

181 (20.0)

386 (17.5)

Regular

2,545 (81.8)

725 (80.0)

1,820 (82.5)