Table 1 Baseline characteristics of interviewees in NHIS-Taiwan (n=17,260)
From: Validation of the EQ-5D in Taiwan using item response theory
Mean | SD | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | 38.12 | 15.94 | 12.01 | 65.00 |
Sex | Male: 48.92%, Female: 51.08% | |||
Marital status | Married: 48.91%, Separated: 2.25%, Divorced: 4.76%, Widowed: 2.72%, Never married: 41.15% | |||
Education | High school diploma: 32.81%, Bachelor's degree: 33.82%, Graduate school education: 5.21%, Less than a high school education: 28.11% | |||
Chronic Disease(s) | Yes: 21.32% (3,677), No: 78.68% (13,566) | |||
For those who had chronic disease(s) | ||||
Have ever had the disease | Hypertension | Yes: 41.63% (1,530), No: 58.37% (2,145) | ||
Diabetes | Yes: 19.94% (732), No: 80.06% (2939) | |||
Dyslipidemia | Yes: 33.59% (1222), No: 66.41% (2416) | |||
Stroke | Yes: 3.75% (138), No: 96.25% (3538) | |||
Asthma | Yes: 6.90% (254), No: 93.06% (3422) | |||
Chronic kidney disease | Yes: 9.60% (352), No: 90.40% (3316) | |||
Have had the disease during the past yeara | Heart disease | Yes: 11.62% (427), No: 88.38% (3248) | ||
Gout | Yes: 8.89% (327), No: 91.11% (3350) | |||
Peptic ulcer | Yes: 9.68% (356), No: 90.29% (3320) | |||
COPD | Yes: 2.31% (85), No: 97.69% (3591) | |||
Liver/gall bladder disease | Yes: 13.63% (501), No: 86.37% (3174) | |||
Osteoporosis | Yes: 12.33% (453), No: 87.67% (3221) | |||
Cancer | Yes: 3.24% (119), No: 96.76% (3558) | |||
Osteoarthritis | Yes: 9.28% (341), No: 90.72% (3332) | |||
Psychiatric disorder | Yes: 8.82% (324), No: 91.18% (3350) | |||
BPH (male) | Yes: 7.55% (153), No: 92.45% (1874) | |||
Uterine/ovarian disease (female) | Yes: 7.55% (124), No: 92.45% (1519) | |||