Health-related characteristics of the Medical Aid and Health Insurance patients (N=73)
| Characteristics | Categories | Medical Aid patients (N=31) | Health Insurance patients (N=42) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of diseases | 0 | 3 (9.7) | 14 (33.3) | <0.001 |
| 1 | 6 (19.4) | 18 (42.9) | ||
| 2 | 6 (19.4) | 7 (16.7) | ||
| ≥3 | 14 (45.2) | 1 (2.4) | ||
| No answer | 2 (6.5) | 2 (4.8) | ||
| Number of medications | 0 | 2 (6.5) | 16 (38.1) | <0.001 |
| 1 | 6 (19.4) | 17 (40.5) | ||
| 2 | 9 (29.0) | 3 (7.1) | ||
| ≥3 | 14 (45.2) | 4 (9.5) | ||
| No answer | - | 2 (4.8) | ||
| Frequency of hospital visit | Once per week | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.4) | 0.056 |
| Above twice per month | 2 (6.5) | 5 (11.9) | ||
| Once per month | 10 (32.3) | 5 (11.9) | ||
| Once per 2–3 months | 13 (41.9) | 15 (35.7) | ||
| Others | 4 (12.9) | 16 (38.1) | ||
| No answer | 2 (6.5) | - | ||
| Smoking status | Smoking | 8 (25.8) | 7 (16.7) | 0.398 |
| Ex-smoking | 4 (12.9) | 10 (23.8) | ||
| Non-smoking | 19 (61.3) | 25 (59.5) | ||
| Drinking status | Non-drinking | 16 (51.6) | 18 (42.9) | 0.578 |
| Drinking | 15 (48.4) | 24 (57.1) | ||
| Health information source | TV/radio | 22 (71.0) | 17 (40.5) | 0.026 |
| Newspaper, book | 1 (3.2) | 7 (16.7) | ||
| Internet | 1 (3.2) | 9 (21.4) | ||
| Health care provider | 2 (6.5) | 6 (14.3) | ||
| Acquaintances | 5 (16.1) | 3 (7.1) | ||
| Others | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Awareness of health condition | Good | 1 (3.2) | 2 (4.8) | 0.002 |
| Very good | 1 (3.2) | 5 (11.9) | ||
| Average | 9 (29.0) | 26 (61.9) | ||
| Bad | 17 (54.8) | 8 (19.0) | ||
| Very bad | 3 (9.7) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| No answer | - | 1 (2.4) |
Values are presented as number (%).
-, not available.
P-values are calculated by chi-squared-test.