Table 5 Socioeconomic characteristics of patients after the establishment of regional rheumatoid and degenerative arthritis centers and comparisons between the home discharge and rehabilitation groups
Variables | TKA + Rehab | TKA only | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Education level | 0.034 * | ||
No formal education | 26 (6.5) | 22 (7.9) | 0.543 |
Primary education | 133 (33.1) | 65 (23.5) | 0.035 * |
Secondary education | 230 (57.2) | 184 (66.4) | 0.035 * |
Higher education | 13 (3.2) | 6 (2.2) | 0.483 |
Occupation | |||
Manual work | 140 (34.8) | 86 (31.0) | 0.321 |
Urban residence (Jeju city and Seogwipo city) | |||
Urban: Country | 242 (60.2): 160 (39.8) | 164 (59.2): 113 (40.8) | 1 |
Location of residence (Current administrative districts) | |||
Jeju: Seogwipo | 303 (75.4): 99 (24.6) | 149 (53.8): 128 (46.2) | < 0.001 ** |
Formal administrative districts | |||
Jeju city | 213 (53.0) | 109 (39.4) | 0.001 ** |
Medical insurance | |||
NHI: Medicaid | 385 (94.6): 22 (5.4) | 414 (94.5): 24 (5.5) | 1 |