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Table 2 Health status in Xicheng (urban) and Daxing (rural).

From: Chronic disease prevalence and care among the elderly in urban and rural Beijing, China - a 10/66 Dementia Research Group cross-sectional survey

Health condition

Urban, Xicheng

(n = 1160)

Rural, Daxing

(n = 1002)

Prevalence ratio (rural vs urban) adjusted for age and gender

Diagnosed diseases (MV)

0

0

 

   Dementia

84(7.2%)

56(5.6%)

0.96(0.70-1.32)

   History of hypertension, and/or meets ESH criteria

726(62.6%)

500(49.9%)

0.80(0.74-0.87)

   Uncontrolled hypertension (ESH criteria)

471(40.6%)

487(48.6%)

1.29(1.10-1.33)

   ICD-10 Depression

3(0.3%)

7(0.7%)

3.05(0.83-11.2)

Self-reported diagnoses (MV)

1

0

 

   Diabetes

195(16.8%)

9(0.9%)

0.05(0.03-0.10)

   Ischaemic heart disease (myocardial infarction or angina)

115(9.9%)

12(1.2%)

0.12(0.07-0.23)

   Stroke

109(9.4%)

18(1.8%)

0.20(0.12-0.34)

   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

36(3.1%)

16(1.6%)

0.54(0.30-0.96)

Self-reported impairments (MV)

0

0

 

   Arthritis

165(14.2%)

20(2.0%)

0.14(0.09-0.23)

   Eye problem

194(16.7%)

65(6.5%)

0.41(0.31-0.55)

   Hearing problem

142(12.2%)

86(8.6%)

0.83(0.64-1.08)

   Cough problem

33(2.8%)

14(1.4%)

0.51(0.27-0.96)

   Breathing problem

52(4.5%)

19(1.9%)

0.45(0.27-0.74)

   Heart problem

329(28.4%)

31(3.1%)

0.11(0.08-0.16)

   Gastrointestinal problem

67(5.8%)

12(1.2%)

0.22(0.12-0.40)

   Fainting problem

62(5.3%)

10(1.0%)

0.19(0.10-0.37)

   Limb problem

72(6.2%)

44(4.4%)

0.77(0.53-1.12)

   Skin problem

12(1.0%)

2(0.2%)

0.20(0.04-0.94)

   Three or more physical impairments

208(17.9%)

39(3.9%)

0.23(0.17-0.33)

   Pain that interferes with life

158(13.6%)

222(22.2%)

1.60(1.31-1.94)

Locomotion (observed) (MV)

0

0

 

   Obvious abnormality of walking

53(4.6%)

27(2.7%)

0.64(0.41-1.04)

WHODAS II disability score (MV)

10

2

 

   Mean

8.1 ± 20.1

8.0 ± 14.6

1.20(0.96-.49)1

0.59(0.51-0.67)2

Self-rated health (MV)

0

0

 

   'Good' or 'very good'

176(15.2%)

690(68.9%)

4.59(3.94-5.35)

Dependency

0

0

 

   Needs any care

183(15.8%)

54(5.4%)

0.41(0.30-0.54)

   Needs much care

119(10.3%)

30(3.0%)

0.34(0.23-0.51)

Chronic disease risk factors (MV)

12

4

 

   Ever smoked

284(24.5%)

336(33.5%)

1.28(1.12-1.46)

   Current smoker

193(16.6%)

305(30.4%)

1.68(1.43-1.97)

   20 or more pack years of smoking

180(15.5%)

274(27.3%)

1.62(1.38-1.91)

   Hazardous drinker in early life

26(2.2%)

73(7.3%)

2.89(1.83-4.52)

   Current hazardous drinker

17(1.5%)

42(4.2%)

2.66(1.55-4.56)

   No walks of > 0.5 km in last month

209(18.0%)

384(38.3%)

1.39(1.32-1.47)

   Obesity (meets waist circumference criterion for metabolic syndrome)

530(45.7%)

158(15.8%)

0.35(0.30-0.41)

  1. 1Negative binomial regression
  2. 2Zero inflated negative binomial regression
  3. MV = Missing values