Table 2 Outpatient and inpatient health care utilization by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics
From: Health care utilization in older people with cardiovascular disease in China
Patients | Outpatient care | Inpatient care | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | n(%) | p-value | n(%) | p-value | |
Total | 4162 | 2284 (54.9 %) | 737 (17.7 %) | ||
Age groups | |||||
50-59 | 1256 | 658 (52.4 %) | 0.010* | 178 (14.2 %) | <0.001 |
60-69 | 1372 | 751 (54.7 %) | 221 (16.1 %) | ||
70-79 | 1219 | 689 (56.5 %) | 283 (23.2 %) | ||
80+ | 315 | 186 (59.0 %) | 55 (17.5 %) | ||
Education | |||||
Illiterate | 1025 | 560 (54.6 %) | 0.001 | 195 (19.0 %) | 0.423 |
Primary school | 1437 | 741 (51.6 %) | 237 (16.5 %) | ||
Secondary school | 836 | 460 (55.0 %) | 152 (18.2 %) | ||
High school or above | 864 | 523 (60.5 %) | 153 (17.7 %) | ||
Gender | |||||
Male | 1823 | 956 (52.4 %) | 0.005 | 337 (18.5 %) | 0.246 |
Female | 2339 | 1328 (56.8 %) | 400 (17.1 %) | ||
Household wealth | |||||
Poorest | 748 | 333 (44.5 %) | <0.001* | 133 (17.8 %) | 0.700 |
Q2 | 743 | 360 (48.5 %) | 120 (16.2 %) | ||
Q3 | 855 | 450 (52.6 %) | 159 (18.6 %) | ||
Q4 | 925 | 577 (62.4 %) | 171 (18.5 %) | ||
Richest | 891 | 564 (63.3 %) | 154 (17.3 %) | ||
Location | |||||
Urban | 2551 | 1434 (56.2 %) | 0.029 | 456 (17.9 %) | 0.722 |
Rural | 1611 | 850 (52.8 %) | 281 (17.4 %) | ||
Health insurance | |||||
Yes | 3595 | 2049 (57.0 %) | <0.001 | 661 (18.4 %) | 0.004 |
No | 567 | 235 (41.4 %) | 76 (13.4 %) | ||