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Table 1 Analysis of the differences of basic characteristics of liver disease comorbidity in the elderly in different regions

From: The regional disparities in liver disease comorbidity among elderly Chinese based on a health ecological model: the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Characteristic

East N(%)

Center N(%)

West N(%)

\(\varvec{\chi}^{2}\)

P values

Individual level

 Gender

  Male

79 (50.0)

125 (54.6)

72 (48.3)

1.617

0.445

  Female

79 (50.0)

104 (45.4)

77 (51.7)

 Age (years)

  60 ~ 69

91 (57.6)

143 (62.4)

84 (56.4)

2.640

0.620

  70 ~ 79

53 (33.5)

73 (31.8)

52 (34.9)

   > 80

14 (8.9)

13 (5.8)

13 (8.7)

 Disability

  No

130 (82.3)

175 (76.4)

118 (79.2)

1.939

0.379

  Yes

28 (17.7)

54 (23.6)

31 (20.8)

 Depressive

  No

84 (53.2)

112 (48.9)

57 (38.3)

7.307

0.026

  Yes

74 (46.8)

117 (51.1)

92 (61.7)

 Physical pain condition

  None

49 (31.0)

51 (22.3)

30 (20.1)

9.780

0.008

  Slight

51 (32.3)

74 (32.3)

40 (26.8)

  In general

18 (11.4)

23 (10.0)

24 (16.1)

  serious

26 (16.5)

32 (14.0)

35 (23.5)

  Very serious

14 (8.8)

49 (21.4)

20 (13.5)

 Self-assessment of health

  Very good

7 (4.4)

7 (3.1)

1 (0.7)

2.712

0.258

  good

11 (7.0)

12 (5.2)

9 (6.0)

  In general

73 (46.2)

100 (43.7)

58 (38.9)

  poor

50 (31.6)

70 (30.6)

54 (36.2)

  Very poor

17 (10.8)

40 (17.4)

27 (18.2)

Behavior level

 Smoking

  No

91 (57.6)

116 (50.7)

74 (49.7)

2.436

0.296

  Yes

67 (42.4)

113 (49.3)

75 (50.3)

 Drink alcohol

  Never

13 (8.2)

15 (6.6)

10 (6.7)

5.688

0.224

  occasionally

41 (25.9)

62 (27.1)

26 (17.4)

  often

104 (65.9)

152 (66.3)

113 (75.9)

 Physical exercise

  No

23 (14.6)

33 (14.4)

19 (12.8)

0.266

0.876

  Yes

135 (85.4)

196 (85.6)

130 (87.2)

 Sleep time

   < 6 h

97 (61.4)

148 (64.6)

99 (66.4)

11.980

0.018

  6 ~ 8 h

52 (32.9)

66 (28.8)

30 (20.1)

   > 8 h

9 (5.7)

15 (6.6)

20 (13.5)

 Social activities

  No

67 (42.4)

98 (42.8)

85 (57.0)

8.983

0.011

  Yes

91 (57.6)

131 (57.2)

64 (43.0)

 Mobility disorder

  None

68 (43.0)

94 (41.0)

61 (40.9)

0.371

0.831

  Occasionally

59 (37.3)

83 (36.2)

57 (38.3)

  Often

31 (19.7)

52 (22.8)

31 (20.8)

 Satisfaction with life

 Very satisfied

6 (3.8)

4 (1.7)

4 (2.7)

0.868

0.648

 Satisfied

37 (23.4)

64 (27.9)

44 (29.5)

 Average

95 (60.1)

120 (52.4)

80 (53.7)

 Not satisfied

14 (8.9)

23 (10.0)

12 (8.1)

 Very dissatisfied

6 (3.8)

18 (8.0)

9 (6.0)

 Satisfaction with health

  Very satisfied

7 (4.4)

3 (1.3)

0 (0)

3.166

0.205

  Satisfied

11 (7.0)

27 (11.8)

20 (13.4)

  Average

73 (46.2)

90 (39.3)

70 (47.0)

  Not satisfied

50 (31.6)

65 (28.4)

43 (28.9)

  Very dissatisfied

17 (10.8)

44 (19.2)

16 (10.7)

 Daily activity ability

  No

38 (24.1)

81 (35.4)

51 (34.2)

6.134

0.047

  Yes

120 (75.8)

148 (64.6)

98 (65.8)

Interpersonal level

 Marital status

  married

128 (81.0)

191 (83.4)

111 (74.5)

5.799

0.215

  divorce

2 (1.3)

3 (1.3)

1 (0.7)

  other

28 (17.7)

35 (15.3)

37 (24.8)

 Satisfaction with children

  Very satisfied

8 (5.1)

14 (6.1)

12 (8.0)

2.159

0.340

  Satisfied

62 (39.2)

101 (44.1)

67 (45.0)

  Average

72 (45.6)

91 (39.7)

56 (37.6)

  Not satisfied

13 (8.2)

15 (6.6)

7 (4.7)

  Very dissatisfied

3 (1.9)

8 (3.5)

7 (4.7)

Life and work conditions level

 Residence

 Rural

87 (55.1)

129 (56.3)

100 (67.1)

5.739

0.057

 Urban

71 (44.9)

100 (43.7)

49 (32.9)

 Educational level

  Primary school or below

107 (67.7)

158 (69.0)

122 (81.9)

10.090

0.039

  Junior high school

32 (20.3)

47 (20.5)

16 (10.7)

  Senior high school or above

19 (12.0)

24 (10.5)

11 (7.4)

 Annual per capital income (Yuan)

   < 2000

55 (34.8)

106 (46.3)

93 (62.4)

25.214

 < 0.01

  2000 ~ 5000

25 (15.8)

31 (13.5)

19 (12.8)

   > 5000

78 (49.4)

92 (40.2)

37 (24.8)

 Satisfaction with air quality

  Very satisfied

3 (1.9)

7 (3.1)

6 (4.0)

7.948

0.019

  Satisfied

24 (15.2)

54 (23.6)

39 (26.2)

  Average

96 (60.8)

128 (55.9)

81 (54.4)

  Not satisfied

27 (17.1)

32 (14.0)

18 (12.1)

  Very dissatisfied

8 (5.0)

8 (2.4)

5 (3.3)

Policy environment level

 Medical insurance

  No

4 (2.5)

3 (1.3)

4 (2.7)

1.105

0.576

  Yes

154 (97.5)

226 (98.7)

145 (97.3)

 Endowment insurance

  No

75 (47.5)

88 (38.4)

48 (32.2)

7.622

0.022

  Yes

83 (52.5)

141 (61.6)

101 (67.8)

 Satisfaction with medical services

  Very satisfied

21 (13.3)

27 (11.8)

25 (16.8)

3.150

0.207

  Satisfied

39 (24.7)

56 (24.5)

38 (25.5)

  Average

74 (46.8)

90 (39.3)

57 (38.3)

  Not satisfied

13 (8.2)

21 (9.2)

11 (7.4)

  Very dissatisfied

11 (7.0)

35 (15.2)

18 (12.0)