Table 3 Potential risk factors for the utilization of inpatient services
Characteristics | Hospitalization | No Hospitalization | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 280) | (n = 4354) | ||
Predisposing factors | |||
Age (years) | 40.92 ± 25.07 | 32.19 ± 21.43 | < 0.001 |
Gender | |||
Male | 113 | 2316(4.88 %) | < 0.001 |
Femalea | 167 | 2038(8.19 %) | |
Marital status | |||
Singlea | 54 | 1919(2.81 %) | < 0.001 |
Married | 205 | 2283(8.89 %) | |
Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 21 | 152(13.82 %) | |
Ethnicity | |||
Han | 277 | 4306(6.43 %) | 0.960 |
Othersa | 3 | 48(6.25 %) | |
Family size (people) | 6.02 ± 2.45 | 6.02 ± 2.24 | 0.980 |
Enabling factors | |||
Educational level | |||
No educationa | 82 | 823(9.96 %) | < 0.001 |
Primary school | 65 | 1287(5.05 %) | |
Secondary school | 109 | 1675(6.51 %) | |
High school | 21 | 436(4.82 %) | |
College or more | 3 | 133(2.26 %) | |
Time to nearest health facility (min) | 9.94 ± 9.36 | 10.56 ± 11.41 | 0.370 |
Expenditure on healthcare (RMB) | 8323.18 ± 16336.27 | 3979.71 ± 8298.49 | < 0.001 |
Expenditure of NCMS (RMB) | 170.43 ± 75.47 | 173.08 ± 68.99 | 0.540 |
Need factors | |||
Chronic diseases | |||
Yes | 96 | 440(21.82 %) | < 0.001 |
Noa | 184 | 3914(4.70 %) | |