From: Gender differences in the use of health care in China: cross-sectional analysis
Variable | Male (n = 82,175) | Female (n = 74,712) | p value |
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Age, year | |||
Mean (SD) | 46.91 (21.16) | 44.25 (19.23) | <0.01* |
Median (range) | 48 (0–142) | 44 (0–104) | |
Age range, no. (%) | |||
0- | 1664 (2.02) | 1073 (1.44) | |
1- | 2446 (2.98) | 1520 (2.03) | |
5- | 2753 (3.35) | 1590 (2.13) | |
15- | 5614 (6.83) | 6471 (8.66) | |
25- | 10082 (12.27) | 14239 (19.06) | |
35- | 13832 (16.83) | 13386 (17.92) | |
45- | 12995 (15.81) | 12566 (16.82) | |
55- | 12774 (15.54) | 11244 (15.05) | |
65- | 20015 (24.36) | 12623 (16.90) | |
Duration of hospitalization, day | |||
Mean (SD) | 11.84 (16.33) | 10.31 (11.84) | <0.01* |
Median (Vmin-Vmax) | 9.00 (1–961) | 8.00 (1–488) | |
Medical expenses, yuan | |||
Percent % | 57.63 | 42.37 | |
Mean (SD) | 8806.31 (20539.23) | 7122.56 (14998.65) | <0.01* |
Surgical therapies (%) | 37.16 | 43.96 | <0.01† |
Self-paid (%) | 42.40 | 47.05 | <0.01† |
Occupation status, no. (%) | <0.01† | ||
Government employee | 30452 (37.06) | 21653 (28.98) | |
Private employee | 13173 (16.03) | 14382 (19.25) | |
Self-employed | 3121 (3.80) | 1381 (1.85) | |
Unemployed | 28566 (34.76) | 33113 (44.32) | |
Children | 6863 (8.35) | 4183 (5.60) |