Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of study population
Characteristics | Overall (n = 714) | EHCV users (n = 618) | Non-EHCV users (n = 96) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Age | ||||
70–74 | 173 (24.2) | 127 (20.6) | 46 (47.9) | < 0.001 |
75–79 | 190 (26.6) | 172 (27.8) | 18 (18.8) | |
80–84 | 202 (28.3) | 183 (29.6) | 19 (19.8) | |
≥ 85 | 149 (20.9) | 136 (22.0) | 13 (13.5) | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 363 (50.8) | 302 (48.9) | 61 (63.5) | 0.007 |
Female | 351 (49.2) | 316 (51.1) | 35 (36.5) | |
Marital status | ||||
Single/ widowed/ divorced/ separated | 256 (36.2) | 224 (36.6) | 32 (33.3) | 0.536 |
Married/ cohabitation | 452 (63.8) | 388 (63.4) | 64 (66.7) | |
Education level | ||||
No schooling | 177 (24.9) | 161 (26.1) | 16 (16.8) | 0.083 |
Primary | 274 (38.5) | 239 (38.7) | 35 (36.8) | |
Secondary | 200 (28.1) | 164 (26.6) | 36 (37.9) | |
Tertiary | 61 (8.6) | 53 (8.6) | 8 (8.4) | |
Self-rated health | ||||
Very Poor/ Poor | 136 (19.1) | 122 (19.8) | 14 (14.6) | 0.466 |
Fair | 344 (48.2) | 294 (47.6) | 50 (52.1) | |
Good/ Very good | 233 (32.7) | 201 (32.6) | 32 (33.3) | |
Number of chronic conditions | ||||
3 | 248 (34.7) | 212 (34.3) | 36 (37.5) | 0.682 |
4 | 175 (24.5) | 156 (25.2) | 19 (19.8) | |
5 | 120 (16.8) | 102 (16.5) | 18 (18.8) | |
≥ 6 | 171 (23.9) | 148 (23.9) | 23 (24.0) | |
Past 12-month health service use | ||||
Public GOPC | 533 (74.6) | 456 (73.8) | 77 (80.2) | 0.178 |
Public SOPC | 398 (55.7) | 354 (57.3) | 44 (45.8) | 0.036 |
Private GP or FM clinic | 228 (31.9) | 211 (34.1) | 17 (17.7) | 0.001 |
Private Chinese medicine clinic | 106 (14.8) | 100 (16.2) | 6 (6.3) | 0.011 |
Hospitalization | 312 (44.1) | 276 (45.1) | 36 (37.9) | 0.188 |
A & E attendance | 337 (47.9) | 298 (48.9) | 39 (41.1) | 0.153 |
Preventive care | ||||
Seasonal Influenza vaccine | 353 (50.0) | 312 (51.1) | 41 (43.2) | 0.152 |
Pneumococcal vaccine | 206 (31.6) | 189 (33.6) | 17 (19.3) | 0.008 |
Care continuity | ||||
Visit same doctor for chronic disease management | 626 (91.9) | 540 (90.9) | 86 (98.9) | 0.011 |