Table 5 Balance test results
Variable | Unmatched | Mean | Bias% | Reduced | T-value | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matched | Treated | Control | Bias% | ||||
Sex | U | 0.639 | 0.495 | 29.4 | Â | 5.33 | 0.000 |
M | 0.639 | 0.620 | 3.9 | 86.6 | 0.54 | 0.591 | |
Age | U | 73.32 | 71.602 | 22.7 | Â | 4.30 | 0.000 |
M | 73.32 | 73.631 | -4.1 | 81.9 | -0.53 | 0.594 | |
Education | U | 3.912 | 3.031 | 75.2 | Â | 12.73 | 0.000 |
M | 3.912 | 3.890 | 1.9 | 97.5 | 0.29 | 0.773 | |
Ethnic | U | 0.959 | 0.955 | 1.9 | Â | 0.35 | 0.727 |
M | 0.959 | 0.959 | 0.0 | 100.0 | -0.00 | 1.000 | |
Marital status | U | 0.807 | 0.762 | 10.9 | Â | 1.95 | 0.051 |
M | 0.807 | 0.796 | 2.7 | 75.4 | 0.37 | 0.710 | |
Religious belief | U | 0.050 | 0.066 | -7.1 | Â | -1.24 | 0.215 |
M | 0.050 | 0.058 | -3.5 | 50.1 | -0.49 | 0.622 | |
Offspring | U | 2.309 | 2.473 | -12.5 | Â | -2.28 | 0.023 |
M | 2.309 | 2.388 | -6.1 | 51.5 | -0.85 | 0.397 | |
Social support | U | 14.457 | 13.716 | 14.8 | Â | 2.61 | 0.009 |
M | 14.457 | 14.813 | -7.1 | 52.0 | -0.94 | 0.348 | |
Hospitalization | U | 0.331 | 0.287 | 9.4 | Â | 1.77 | 0.076 |
M | 0.331 | 0.306 | 5.4 | 43.1 | 0.72 | 0.474 | |
Living situation | U | 0.355 | 0.368 | -2.7 | Â | -0.50 | 0.621 |
M | 0.355 | 0.366 | -2.3 | 14.8 | -0.31 | 0.758 | |
Region | U | 0.399 | 0.445 | -9.3 | Â | -1.70 | 0.089 |
M | 0.399 | 0.372 | 5.6 | 39.9 | 0.76 | 0.446 | |