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Table 2 General characteristics of research participants, Unit: n (%)

From: Subjective health status of multimorbidity: verifying the mediating effects of medical and assistive devices

Variables

Year

2011

2012

2013

MCD

0

4479 (38.10)

4101 (37.22)

3627 (34.42)

1

2310 (19.65)

2170 (19.70)

2058 (19.53)

2

1638 (13.93)

1470 (13.34)

1414 (13.42)

3+

3328 (28.31)

3277 (29.74)

3437 (32.62)

SHS

Continuous

2.64 (0.86)

2.67 (0.86)

2.69 (0.82)

MD

No

11,216 (95.41)

10,547 (95.73)

9891 (93.88)

Yes

539 (4.59)

471 (4.27)

645 (6.12)

Sex

Female

6447 (54.84)

6042 (54.84)

5786 (54.92)

Male

5308 (45.16)

4976 (45.16)

4750 (45.08)

Age

 

51.03 (16.49)

51.91 (16.67)

52.54 (16.98)

Marital status

Single

1892 (16.10)

1764 (16.01)

1704 (16.17)

Married

8461 (71.98)

7896 (71.66)

7503 (71.21)

Etc.(divorced, widowed)

1402 (11.93)

1358 (12.33)

1329 (12.61)

Education

Under elem.

2659 (22.62)

2510 (22.78)

2391 (22.70)

High school

5709 (48.57)

5319 (48.28)

5064 (48.09)

Over univ.

3387 (28.81)

3189 (28.94)

3076 (29.21)

Household income

Quantile 1

1712 (14.56)

1627 (14.77)

1580 (15.00)

Quantile 2

2235 (19.01)

2178 (19.77)

2142 (20.33)

Quantile 3

2655 (22.59)

2434 (22.09)

2337 (22.18)

Quantile 4

2573 (21.89)

2386 (21.66)

2276 (21.60)

Quantile 5

2580 (21.95)

2393 (21.72)

2201 (20.89)

Economic activity

No

4719 (40.14)

4357 (39.54)

4203 (39.89)

Yes

7036 (59.86)

6661 (60.46)

6333 (60.11)

Insurance

Assistance

570 (4.85)

516 (4.68)

468 (4.44)

NHI

1185 (95.15)

10,502 (95.32)

10,068 (95.56)

Disability

No

11,004 (93.61)

10,299 (93.47)

9819 (93.19)

Yes

751 (6.39)

719 (6.53)

717 (6.81)

Total

11,755 (100.0)

11,018 (100.0)

10,536 (100.0)

  1. MCD Multimorbidity, SHS Subjective Health Status, MD Medical Device