Preventable hospitalization n/Mean ± Std. | n(%)/Mean ± Std. | Chi-square/t-value(p) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
No (51,338, 84.21%) | Yes (9624, 15.79%) | |||
DSCP participation | ||||
None | 41,925 | 7916 | 49,841(71.76) | 2.48(0.480) |
Low | 5543 | 1016 | 6559(10.76) | |
Medium | 3810 | 679 | 4489(7.36) | |
High | 60 | 13 | 73(0.12) | |
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
Gender | ||||
Female | 28,580 | 4987 | 33,567(55.06) | 48.60(< 0.001)a |
Male | 22,758 | 4637 | 27,395(44.94) | |
Age | 63.66 ± 13.88 | 67.05 ± 15.78 | 64.20 ± 14.25 | −21.47(< 0.001)b |
19–40 | 2842 | 562 | 3404(5.58) | 357.95(< 0.001)a |
41–64 | 24,456 | 3590 | 28,046(46.01) | |
65+ | 24,040 | 5472 | 29,512(48.41) | |
Income level | ||||
Non-low income level | 50,178 | 9349 | 59,527(97.65) | 12.61(< 0.001)a |
Low income level | 1160 | 275 | 1435(2.35) | |
Living region | ||||
Taipei division | 16,590 | 2772 | 19,362(31.76) | 69.46(< 0.001)a |
Northern division | 6584 | 1321 | 7905(12.97) | |
Central division | 9158 | 1862 | 11,020(18.08) | |
Southern division | 8279 | 1742 | 10,021(16.44) | |
Kaoping division | 8918 | 1589 | 10,507(17.24) | |
Eastern division | 1809 | 338 | 2147(3.52) | |
Health related factors | ||||
Comorbidity | 0.43 ± 0.87 | 0.50 ± 0.93 | 0.44 ± 0.88 | −6.79(< 0.001)b |
Catastrophic illness | ||||
No | 47,417 | 9057 | 56,474(92.64) | 36.23(< 0.001)a |
Yes | 3921 | 567 | 4488(7.36) |