Table 1 Demographic Characteristics, by PN Reimbursement Status
Characteristics | Patients with PN Reimbursement (N = 142) | Patients without PN Reimbursement (N = 258) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient age (years) | |||
Mean (SD) | 62.4 (9.6) | 58.0 (12.2) | 0.0002 |
Median (Q1, Q3) | 63 (57, 70) | 59.5 (50, 67) | |
Sex† | |||
Male (%) | 65 (45.8) | 135 (52.3) | 0.2518 |
Female (%) | 77 (54.2) | 123 (47.7) | |
Education level† | |||
Primary school level or below (%) | 19 (13.4) | 30 (11.6) | 0.2204 |
Junior school level (%) | 51 (35.9) | 75 (29.1) | |
High school level (%) | 31 (21.8) | 68 (26.4) | |
Bachelor’s degree (%) | 38 (26.8) | 80 (31.0) | |
Master’s degree or above (%) | 1 (0.7) | 5 (1.9) | |
Other (%) | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
Type of medical insurancea,b | |||
Urban employee medical insurance (%) | 123 (87.2) | 104 (41.1) | < 0.0001 |
Urban resident medical insurance (%) | 12 (8.5) | 66 (26.1) | |
New rural cooperation medical insurance (%) | 1 (0.7) | 48 (19.0) | |
Commercial insurance (%) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.8) | |
Free medical service (%) | 2 (1.4) | 24 (9.5) | |
Other (%) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.2) | |
More than 1 type (%) | 3 (2.1) | 6 (2.4) | |
Incomea | |||
No income (%) | 3 (2.1) | 30 (11.6) | 0.0002 |
Below 1000 RMB (%) | 4 (2.8) | 16 (6.2) | |
1001–3000 RMB (%) | 92 (64.8) | 109 (42.3) | |
3001–5000 RMB (%) | 35 (24.7) | 71 (27.5) | |
5001–10,000 RMB (%) | 6 (4.2) | 25 (9.7) | |
10,001–25,000 RMB (%) | 1 (0.7) | 4 (1.6) | |
Above 25,000 RMB (%) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (1.2) | |