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Table 4 Income inequality and HRQL stratified by household income groupa,b

From: Household income, income inequality, and health-related quality of life measured by the EQ-5D in Shaanxi, China: a cross-sectional study

 

Household income group

Low (60th percentile and above)

High (below 60th percentile)

Rural regions

 Income inequality

  High (60th percentile and above)

−3.7 (−5.4, −2.1)

−0.6 (−2.4, 1.3)

  Moderate (below 60th percentile)

0

0

 Age

  15–44

13.8 (10.3, 17.3)

8.0 (3.1, 12.9)

  45–64

11.8 (8.2,15.4)

5.3 (0.2, 10.3)

   ≥ 65

0

0

 Chronic condition

  Yes

−14.9 (−18.0,−11.8)

−10.9 (−14.7, −7.0)

  No

0

0

Urban regions

 Income inequality

  High (60th percentile and above)

−1.7 (−3.0, −0.4)

−0.2 (−1.5, 1.1)

  Moderate (below 60th percentile)

0

0

 Age

  15–44

8.3 (5.8, 10.7)

6.7 (4.1, 9.8)

  45–64

7.1 (4.8, 7.3)

7.0 (4.1, 9.8)

   ≥ 65

0

 

 Chronic condition

  Yes

−8.6 (−11.7, −5.5)

−7.5 (−10.2, −4.7)

  No

0

0

  1. aLinear regression model with intercept. Figures are the coefficients and 95% confidence intervals from the linear regression model. The ranges that do not include 0 indicate statistical significance
  2. bAll the models were adjusted by gender, education, marital status, employment, and medical insurance. Only coefficients that were statistically significant are shown in the table