Comparing the mortality risks of nursing professionals with diabetes and general patients with diabetes: a nationwide matched cohort study

Table 2 Bivariate analysis of participant survival

Variables		Total		Survival		Death		P-value
Variables		N	%	N	%	N	%
Total patients		18,601	100.00	17,812	95.76	789	4.24
Nurses or general patients								<0.001
	General	16,910	90.91	16,158	95.55	752	4.45
	Nurses	1691	9.09	1654	97.81	37	2.19
Age								<0.001
	< 25	1194	6.42	1173	98.24	21	1.76
	25–34	3214	17.28	3134	97.51	80	2.49
	35–44	5568	29.93	5386	96.73	182	3.27
	45–54	6059	32.57	5864	96.78	195	3.22
	55–64	1894	10.18	1763	93.08	131	6.92
	≧65	672	3.61	492	73.21	180	26.79
Average age (Mean, Std)		44.14	11.86	43.73	11.49	53.27	15.83
Monthly salary (NT$)								<0.001
	≦17,280	1829	9.83	1752	95.79	77	4.21
	17,281 ~ 22,800	4312	23.18	4135	95.90	177	4.10
	22,801 ~ 28,800	2011	10.81	1854	92.19	157	7.81
	28,801 ~ 36,300	2015	10.83	1948	96.67	67	3.33
	36,301 ~ 45,800	4128	22.19	3970	96.17	158	3.83
	45,801 ~ 57,800	2540	13.66	2454	96.61	86	3.39
	≧57,801	1766	9.49	1699	96.21	67	3.79
Urbanization of residence area								0.135
	Level 1	6593	35.44	6334	96.07	259	3.93
	Level 2 & 3	9149	49.19	8740	95.53	409	4.47
	Level 4 & 5	2145	11.53	2062	96.13	83	3.87
	Level 6 & 7	714	3.84	676	94.68	38	5.32
Catastrophic illnesses								<0.001
	No	17,525	94.22	16,961	96.78	564	3.22
	Yes	1076	5.78	851	79.09	225	20.91
CCI								<0.001
	≦3	4097	22.03	4022	98.17	75	1.83
	4	1926	10.35	1891	98.18	35	1.82
	≧5	12,578	67.62	11,899	94.60	679	5.40
Average CCI (Mean, Std)		6.54	3.59	6.42	3.52	9.28	4.16
DCSI								<0.001
	≦1	13,650	73.38	13,269	97.21	381	2.79
	2	2713	14.59	2564	94.51	149	5.49
	≧3	2238	12.03	1979	88.43	259	11.57
Average DCSI (Mean, Std)		1.02	1.31	0.98	1.26	1.92	1.91

Abbreviations: CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, DCSI Diabetes Complications Severity Index, PS propensity score
It’s 30 New Taiwan Dollar (NT$) per US dollar
Urbanization level of residence area (overall 7 levels; Level 1 was the most urbanized)
The p values less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant

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