General characteristics of study subjects according to whether they have a regular doctor
Variable | Total (n=63,623) | Having a regular doctor | No having a regular doctor | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.001 | |||
Male | 29,423 (46.2) | 4,939 (40.6) | 24,484 (47.6) | |
Female | 34,200 (53.8) | 7,219 (59.4) | 26,981 (52.4) | |
Age (y) | 0.001 | |||
18–44 | 22,350 (35.1) | 1,892 (15.6) | 20,458 (39.8) | |
45–64 | 23,241 (36.5) | 4,459 (36.7) | 18,782 (36.5) | |
≥65 | 18,032 (28.3) | 5,807 (47.8) | 12,225 (23.7) | |
Spouse | 0.001 | |||
None | 20,629 (32.4) | 3,332 (27.4) | 17,297 (33.6) | |
Has exist | 42,994 (67.6) | 8,826 (72.6) | 34,168 (66.4) | |
Education |
0.001 | |||
Under high school | 20,608 (32.4) | 5,683 (46.7) | 14,925 (29.0) | |
Higher than high school and less than college | 29,297 (46.0) | 4,507 (37.1) | 24,790 (48.2) | |
University graduate or higher | 13,718 (21.6) | 1,968 (16.2) | 11,750 (22.8) | |
Economic activity | 0.001 | |||
Yes | 25,508 (40.1) | 6,008 (49.4) | 19,500 (37.9) | |
No | 38,115 (59.9) | 6,150 (50.6) | 31,965 (62.1) | |
Household income |
0.001 | |||
1st quartile (lowest) | 9,732 (15.3) | 2,793 (23.0) | 6,939 (13.5) | |
2nd quartile | 12,714 (20.0) | 2,725 (22.4) | 9,989 (19.4) | |
3rd quartile | 13,686 (21.5) | 2,408 (19.8) | 11,278 (21.9) | |
4th quartile | 13,940 (21.9) | 2,133 (17.6) | 11,807 (22.9) | |
5th quartile (highest) | 13,532 (21.3) | 2,095 (17.2) | 11,473 (22.3) | |
Medical coverage | 0.001 | |||
Health insurance | 61,299 (96.4) | 11,448 (94.2) | 49,851 (96.9) | |
Medical benefits | 2,311 (3.6) | 709 (5.8) | 1,602 (3.1) | |
Private medical insurance | 0.001 | |||
Not join | 18,177 (28.6) | 4,515 (37.1) | 13,662 (26.5) | |
Join | 45,446 (71.4) | 7,643 (62.9) | 37,803 (73.5) | |
Chronic diseases | 0.001 | |||
0 | 23,122 (36.4) | 1,330 (10.9) | 21,792 (42.3) | |
1 | 11,995 (18.8) | 2,001 (16.5) | 9,994 (19.4) | |
≥2 | 28,506 (44.8) | 8,827 (72.6) | 19,679 (38.2) | |
CCI | 0.001 | |||
0 | 49,591 (77.9) | 7,228 (59.5) | 42,363 (82.3) | |
1 | 9,011 (14.2) | 3,057 (25.1) | 5,954 (11.6) | |
≥2 | 5,021 (7.9) | 1,873 (15.4) | 3,148 (6.1) | |
Disability | 0.001 | |||
None | 59,161 (93.0) | 10,857 (89.3) | 48,304 (93.9) | |
Mild disability | 2,690 (4.2) | 765 (6.3) | 1,925 (3.7) | |
Severe disability | 1,712 (2.7) | 514 (4.2) | 1,198 (2.3) | |
Unregistered disability | 60 (0.1) | 22 (0.2) | 38 (0.1) | |
Subjective health status | 0.001 | |||
Above average | 50,906 (84.4) | 9,011 (76.1) | 41,895 (86.4) | |
Bad | 9,397 (15.6) | 2,826 (23.9) | 6,571 (13.6) | |
Vaccinations and preventive care | 0.001 | |||
No | 48,345 (76.0) | 8,036 (66.1) | 40,309 (78.3) | |
Yes | 15,278 (24.0) | 4,122 (33.9) | 11,156 (21.7) |
Values are presented as number (%).
CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index.
aDivided into three categories according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED).
bUsing a square root scale, the 1st quartile is the lowest 20%, and the 5th quartile is the highest 20% as a reference criterion.
P-value by chi-square.