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Table 1 Distribution (%) of characteristics, overall and by disease type

From: Health care utilization in older people with cardiovascular disease in China

 

Overall

Hypertension

Angina

Stroke

Characteristics

(n = 4162)

(n = 3517)

(n = 1133)

(n = 450)

Age (years)

    

 50-59

30.2

30.2

24.7

17.3

 60-69

33.0

32.8

33.6

33.1

 70-79

29.3

29.5

32.5

36.2

 80+

7.6

7.5

9.2

13.3

Education

    

 Illiterate

24.6

25.0

23.3

24.2

 Primary school or less

34.5

33.9

35.0

33.8

 Secondary school

20.1

20.5

20.0

20.0

 High school or above

20.8

20.6

21.6

22.0

Gender

    

 Male

43.8

43.7

37.9

54.0

 Female

56.2

56.3

62.1

46.0

Wealth quintile

    

 Poorest

18.0

17.5

18.1

19.1

 Q2

17.9

17.1

20.7

18.7

 Q3

20.5

20.2

23.9

20.0

 Q4

22.2

22.6

20.3

23.6

 Richest

21.4

22.7

17.0

18.7

Residency

    

 Urban

61.3

61.6

66.8

66.9

 Rural

38.7

38.4

33.2

33.1

Health insurance

    

 Yes

86.4

86.6

83.8

86.2

 No

13.6

13.4

16.2

13.8