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Table 6 Regression results of the association between medical choice and SRH

From: Do medical treatment choices affect the health of chronic patients in middle and old age in China?—Evidence from CHARLS 2018

VARIABLES

Heart disease

Hypertension

Arthritis

Stomach disease

Diabetes

Dyslipidemia

coefficient

Marginal effect

coefficient

Marginal effect

coefficient

Marginal effect

coefficient

Marginal effect

coefficient

Marginal effect

coefficient

Marginal effect

Taking Chinese traditional medicine

0.539***

0.044***

0.062

0.004

0.223**

0.016**

0.530***

0.039***

0.464**

0.037*

0.564***

0.042***

(0.117)

(0.011)

(0.126)

(0.008)

(0.097)

(0.007)

(0.103)

(0.009)

(0.218)

(0.020)

(0.151)

(0.014)

Taking Western modern medicine

0.708***

0.062***

0.399***

0.027***

0.496***

0.039***

0.562***

0.042***

0.632***

0.054***

0.708***

0.057***

(0.080)

(0.007)

(0.059)

(0.004)

(0.064)

(0.006)

(0.062)

(0.005)

(0.096)

(0.008)

(0.073)

(0.006)

Other treatments

0.785***

0.071***

0.257**

0.016**

0.411***

0.031***

0.406***

0.029***

0.188

0.013

0.371***

0.026***

(0.136)

(0.015)

(0.105)

(0.007)

(0.060)

(0.005)

(0.117)

(0.009)

(0.173)

(0.013)

(0.107)

(0.008)

Combination of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

1.082***

0.110***

0.781***

0.062***

0.874***

0.081***

0.850***

0.072***

0.763***

0.068***

1.044***

0.095***

(0.109)

(0.013)

(0.109)

(0.011)

(0.077)

(0.009)

(0.087)

(0.009)

(0.179)

(0.019)

(0.112)

(0.013)

Gender

-0.292***

-0.030***

0.005

0.000

-0.077

-0.007

0.002

0.000

0.075

0.007

-0.073

-0.006

(0.076)

(0.008)

(0.055)

(0.004)

(0.054)

(0.005)

(0.061)

(0.005)

(0.097)

(0.009)

(0.073)

(0.006)

Age

0.009**

0.001**

0.011***

0.001***

0.015***

0.001***

0.021***

0.002***

0.017***

0.002***

0.017***

0.001***

(0.004)

(0.000)

(0.003)

(0.000)

(0.003)

(0.000)

(0.003)

(0.000)

(0.005)

(0.000)

(0.004)

(0.000)

Income

-0.048***

-0.005***

-0.032***

-0.002***

-0.032***

-0.003***

-0.089***

-0.002***

-0.062***

-0.006***

-0.034***

-0.003***

(0.010)

(0.001)

(0.007)

(0.001)

(0.006)

(0.001)

(0.016)

(0.001)

(0.012)

(0.001)

(0.009)

(0.001)

Education

-0.092***

-0.009***

-0.064***

-0.005***

-0.075***

-0.006***

-0.0221***

-0.007***

-0.091***

-0.008***

-0.096***

-0.008***

(0.019)

(0.002)

(0.014)

(0.001)

(0.015)

(0.001)

(0.007)

(0.001)

(0.023)

(0.002)

(0.018)

(0.002)

Social Activities

-0.311***

-0.032***

-0.240***

-0.018***

-0.205***

-0.018***

-0.217***

-0.018***

-0.335***

-0.031***

-0.381***

-0.034***

(0.067)

(0.007)

(0.048)

(0.004)

(0.047)

(0.004)

(0.054)

(0.005)

(0.084)

(0.008)

(0.065)

(0.006)

Drinking

0.234***

0.024***

0.252***

0.019***

0.188***

0.016***

0.236***

0.020***

0.220***

0.021***

0.301***

0.027***

(0.045)

(0.005)

(0.031)

(0.002)

(0.031)

(0.003)

(0.035)

(0.003)

(0.056)

(0.005)

(0.042)

(0.004)

Region (Central Region)

0.250***

0.026***

0.392***

0.028***

0.313***

0.026***

0.220***

0.017***

0.366***

0.032***

0.275***

0.023***

(0.087)

(0.009)

(0.060)

(0.004)

(0.064)

(0.005)

(0.069)

(0.005)

(0.101)

(0.009)

(0.078)

(0.007)

Region (Western Region)

0.120

0.012

0.389***

0.027***

0.256***

0.020***

0.314***

0.025***

0.394***

0.035***

0.277***

0.023***

(0.084)

(0.008)

(0.058)

(0.004)

(0.060)

(0.005)

(0.067)

(0.005)

(0.104)

(0.009)

(0.079)

(0.007)

Region (Northeast Region)

0.023

0.002

0.362***

0.025***

0.300***

0.024***

0.322***

0.026**

0.551***

0.052***

0.379***

0.033***

(0.109)

(0.010)

(0.096)

(0.007)

(0.105)

(0.009)

(0.121)

(0.011)

(0.166)

(0.018)

(0.123)

(0.012)

Medical insurance

0.055*

0.006*

0.050**

0.004**

0.068***

0.006***

0.068***

0.006***

0.038

0.004

0.066**

0.006**

(0.029)

(0.003)

(0.021)

(0.002)

(0.023)

(0.002)

(0.025)

(0.002)

(0.035)

(0.003)

(0.026)

(0.002)

Observations

3,409

6,685

6,729

5,313

2,194

3,802

  1. Due to space limitations, the marginal effect prediction coefficient and standard error are displayed with SRH of 5 (very poor). Significance level: *p < 0.1, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01