Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the included patients (n = 972)
Variables | Total (n = 972) | Wuhan (195) | Changsha (n = 224) | Guangzhou (360) | Shenzhen (193) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
 Male | 446(45.9%) | 94(48.2%) | 104(46.4%) | 160(44.4%) | 88(45.5%) |
 Female | 526(54.1%) | 101(51.8%) | 120(53.6%) | 200(55.6%) | 105(54.5%) |
Age (year, Mean/ SD) | 47.1 ± 13.3 | 43.5 ± 12.4 | 49.2 ± 13.2 | 49.8 ± 12.5 | 43.2 ± 14.2 |
Duration of disease (year, Mean/ SD) | 19.1 ± 10.9 | 19.4 ± 10.2 | 20.3 ± 11.1 | 20.5 ± 11.0 | 14.8 ± 10.4 |
Duration under management (year, Mean/ SD) | 7.1 ± 3.9 | 7.4 ± 4.2 | 7.6 ± 3.6 | 7.9 ± 3.7 | 4.7 ± 3.2 |
Location of residence | |||||
 Urban | 806(82.9%) | 123(63.1%) | 130(58.0%) | 360(100.0%) | 193(100.0%) |
 Rural | 166(17.1%) | 72(36.9%) | 94(42.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) |
Education level | |||||
 Primary | 308(31.7%) | 70(35.9%) | 75(33.5%) | 106(29.4%) | 57(29.5%) |
 Middle or high | 568(58.4%) | 113(57.9%) | 127(56.7%) | 221(61.4%) | 107(55.4%) |
 University or above | 96(9.9%) | 12(6.2%) | 22(9.8%) | 33(9.2%) | 29(15.1%) |
Marital status | |||||
 Single | 365(37.6%) | 78(40.0%) | 71(31.7%) | 139(38.6%) | 77(39.9%) |
 Married / cohabited | 491(50.5%) | 91(46.7%) | 127(56.7%) | 180(50%) | 93(48.2%) |
 Divorced | 83(8.5%) | 22(11.3%) | 15(6.7%) | 30(8.3%) | 16(8.3%) |
 Widowed | 33(3.4%) | 4(2.0%) | 11(4.9%) | 11(3.1%) | 7(3.6%) |
Family income below the poverty line | |||||
 No | 717(73.2%) | 86(44.1%) | 145(64.7%) | 312(86.7%) | 174(90.2%) |
 Yes | 255(26.8%) | 109(55.9%) | 79(35.3%) | 48(13.3%) | 19(9.8%) |
Work status | |||||
 Full-time | 132(13.6%) | 15(7.7%) | 23(10.3%) | 44(12.2%) | 50(25.9%) |
 Part-time | 31(3.2%) | 3(1.5%) | 4(1.8%) | 9(2.5%) | 15(7.8%) |
 Unemployed | 706(72.6%) | 170(87.2%) | 181(80.8%) | 246(68.3%) | 109(56.5%) |
 Retired | 103(10.6%) | 7(3.6%) | 16(7.1%) | 61(17.0%) | 19(9.8%) |
Living alone | |||||
 No | 868(89.3%) | 176(90.3%) | 202(90.2%) | 316(87.8%) | 174(90.2%) |
 Yes | 104(10.7%) | 19(9.7%) | 22(9.8%) | 44(12.2%) | 19(9.8%) |
Geographical accessibility of services | |||||
 < 15 min’ walk | 344(35.4%) | 94(48.2%) | 72(32.1%) | 82(22.8%) | 96(49.7%) |
 16–30 min’ walk | 125(12.9%) | 29(14.9%) | 37(16.5%) | 28(7.8%) | 31(16.1%) |
 < 15 min by car | 214(22.0%) | 24(12.3%) | 44(19.6%) | 102(28.3%) | 44(22.8%) |
 16–30 min by car | 241(24.8%) | 47(24.1%) | 58(25.9%) | 115(31.9%) | 21(10.9%) |
 > 30 min by car | 48(4.9%) | 1(0.5%) | 13(5.9%) | 33(9.2%) | 1(0.5%) |
GAF (Mean/ SD) | 69.9 ± 18.3 | 65.6 ± 20.4 | 67.1 ± 18.1 | 68.9 ± 16.1 | 78.9 ± 16.9 |
BPRS (Mean/ SD) | 22.6 ± 9.2 | 24.4 ± 13.3 | 22.8 ± 9.6 | 21.9 ± 6.8 | 21.7 ± 7.0 |
WHO-DAS (Mean/ SD) | 24.8 ± 12.2 | 27.1 ± 13.4 | 26.2 ± 13.1 | 25.4 ± 11.3 | 19.6 ± 10.1 |
Economic burden of disease (Mean/ SD) | 7.2 ± 4.2 | 7.5 ± 3.8 | 8.4 ± 3.9 | 7.5 ± 3.9 | 5.1 ± 4.4 |
Quality of life (Mean/ SD) | 6.4 ± 1.3 | 6.4 ± 1.4 | 6.1 ± 1.2 | 6.5 ± 1.3 | 6.6 ± 1.5 |
Medication adherence (Mean/ SD) | 4.5 ± 1.0 | 4.3 ± 1.2 | 4.4 ± 1.1 | 4.6 ± 0.8 | 4.6 ± 0.9 |