Table 2 Differences in characteristics of participants between infrequent and frequent visitors
Characteristics | Total (n = 1508) | Frequent visitor n = 825 | Infrequent visitor n = 683 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban/rural, n (%) | 0.001 | |||
Urban | 748 (49.6) | 378 (45.8) | 370 (54.2) | |
Rural | 760 (50.4) | 447 (54.2) | 313 (45.8) | |
Gender, n (%) | 0.493 | |||
Male | 605 (40.1) | 324 (39.3) | 281 (41.1) | |
Female | 903 (59.9) | 501 (60.7) | 402 (58.9) | |
Age, n (%) | ||||
Mean age, M (SD) | 64.4 ± 10.6 | 64.3 ± 10.3 | 64.2 ± 10.9 | 0.873 |
≤ 55 yr | 266 (17.6) | 134 (16.2) | 132 (19.3) | 0.175 |
56-65 yr | 534 (35.4) | 305 (37.0) | 229 (33.5) | |
≥ 66 yr | 708 (46.9) | 386 (46.8) | 322 (47.1) | |
Years since diagnosis of diabetes ≥10 yr., n (%) | 436 (28.9) | 236 (28.6) | 200 (29.3) | 0.776 |
Family history of coronary disease, n (%) | 184 (12.2) | 110 (13.3) | 74 (10.8) | 0.198 |
Medical history, n (%) | ||||
Hyperlipidemia | 556 (36.9) | 309 (37.5) | 247 (36.2) | 0.592 |
Hypertension | 822 (54.5) | 479 (58.1) | 343 (50.2) | 0.002 |
Myocardial infarction | 27 (1.8) | 17 (2.1) | 10 (1.5) | 0.439 |
Stenting | 10 (0.7) | 5 (0.6) | 5 (0.7) | 0.763 |
CABG | 10 (0.7) | 4 (0.5) | 6 (0.9) | 0.363 |
Stroke | 108 (7.2) | 64 (7.8) | 42 (6.4) | |
Educational level, n (%) | 0.336 | |||
Intermediate school or lower | 1264 (83.8) | 699 (84.7) | 565 (82.7) | |
High school | 179 (11.9) | 96 (11.6) | 83 (12.2) | |
≥ College graduate | 65 (4.4) | 30 (3.7) | 35 (5.1) | |
Per capita household income (yuan), n (%) | 0.011 | |||
< 5000 | 434 (28.8) | 223 (27) | 211 (30.9) | |
5000~19,999 | 632 (41.9) | 349 (42.3) | 283 (41.4) | |
≥ 20,000 | 394 (26.1) | 238 (28.8) | 156 (22.8) | |
Refused to answer | 48 (3.2) | 15 (1.8) | 33 (4.8) | |
Lack Health insurance in the past 12 months, n (%) | 21 (1.4) | 3 (0.36) | 18 (2.6) | < 0.001 |
Health care service | ||||
Household visit | 467 (31.0) | 354 (42.9) | 113 (16.5) | < 0.001 |
Telephone follow-up | 739 (49.0) | 472 (57.2) | 267 (39.1) | < 0.001 |