Table 2 Demand analysis of medical and daily care services for the elderly.

From: Utilizing SMOTE-TomekLink and machine learning to construct a predictive model for elderly medical and daily care services demand

variables

Total

n(%)

Demand for medical services

χ2

P

Demand for daily care services

χ2

P

Yes

n(%)

No

n(%)

Yes

n(%)

No

n(%)

Gender

   

3.305

0.069

  

10.744

0.001

Male

567 (43.9)

507(89.4)

60(10.6)

  

428(75.5)

139(24.5)

  

Female

724 (56.1)

623(86.0)

101(14.0)

  

486(67.1)

238(32.9)

  

Age (years)

       

182.126

< 0.001

60~

543 (42.1)

448(82.5)

95(17.5)

21.711

< 0.001

287(52.9)

256(47.1)

  

70~

327 (25.3)

299(91.4)

28(8.6)

  

237(72.5)

90(27.5)

  

80 ~ 97

421 (32.6)

383(91.0)

38(9.0)

  

390(92.6)

31(7.4)

  

Educational level

   

15.037

0.002

  

22.173

< 0.001

Illiterate/Little Literacy

365 (28.3)

312(85.5)

53(14.5)

  

285(78.1)

80(21.9)

  

Primary School

376 (29.1)

350(93.1)

26(6.9)

  

270(71.8)

106(28.2)

  

Middle School

290 (22.5)

247(85.2)

43(14.8)

  

178(61.4)

112(38.6)

  

High school and above

260 (20.1)

221(85.0)

39(15.0)

  

181(69.6)

79(30.4)

  

Financial Sources

   

14.621

0.002

  

58.555

< 0.001

Pension

642 (49.7)

567(88.3)

75(11.7)

  

474(73.8)

168(26.2)

  

Relative child allowance

317 (24.6)

290(91.5)

27(8.5)

  

244(77.0)

73(23.0)

  

Labor income

145 (11.2)

116(80.0)

29(20.0)

  

64(44.1)

81(55.9)

  

Other

187 (14.5)

157(84.0)

30(16.0)

  

132(70.6)

55(29.4)

  

Monthly income (Ò°)

   

10.382

0.016

  

32.541

< 0.001

≤ 1000

470 (36.4)

401(85.3)

69(14.7)

  

342(72.8)

128(27.2)

  

1001 ~ 3000

353 (27.3)

301(85.3)

52(14.7)

  

211(59.8)

142(40.2)

  

3001 ~ 5000

299 (23.2)

274(91.6)

25(8.4)

  

237(79.3)

62(20.7)

  

≥ 5001

169 (13.1)

154(91.1)

15(8.9)

  

127(73.4)

45(26.6)

  

Medical Insurance

   

12.159

0.007

  

37.842

< 0.001

Basic medical insurance for urban and rural workers

371 (28.7)

311(83.8)

60(16.2)

  

269(72.5)

102(27.5)

  

Basic Medical Insurance for Urban and Rural Residents

749 (58.0)

661(88.3)

88(11.7)

  

519(69.3)

230(30.7)

  

Others

104 (8.1)

100(96.2)

4(3.8)

  

94(90.4)

10(9.6)

  

No

67 (5.2)

58(86.6)

9(13.4)

  

32(47.8)

35(52.2)

  

Spouse

   

21.217

< 0.001

  

117.506

< 0.001

Yes

878 (68.0)

743(84.6)

135(15.4)

  

539(61.4)

339(38.6)

  

No

413 (32.0)

387(93.7)

26(6.3)

  

375(90.8)

38(9.2)

  

Living Style

   

28.355

< 0.001

  

127.698

< 0.001

Lives alone

261 (20.2)

236(90.4)

25(9.6)

  

224(85.8)

37(14.2)

  

Living with family

842 (65.2)

710(84.3)

132(15.7)

  

510(60.6)

332(39.4)

  

Other

188 (14.6)

184(97.9)

4(2.1)

  

180(95.7)

8(4.3)

  

Number of children

   

16.560

0.001

  

41.115

< 0.001

0

105 (8.1)

103(98.1)

2(1.9)

  

94(89.5)

11(10.5)

  

1

341 (26.4)

284(83.3)

57(16.7)

  

212(62.2)

129(37.8)

  

2

499 (38.7)

440(88.2)

59(11.8)

  

338(67.7)

161(32.3)

  

≥3

346 (26.8)

303(87.6)

43(12.4)

  

270(78.0)

76(22.0)

  

Frequency of visits

   

44.320

< 0.001

  

58.665

< 0.001

Once a day

509 (39.4)

410(80.6)

99(19.4)

  

304(59.7)

205(40.3)

  

Once a week

338 (26.2)

300(88.8)

38(11.2)

  

259(76.6)

79(23.4)

  

Half a month or once a month

296 (22.9)

283(95.6)

13(4.4)

  

247(83.4)

49(16.6)

  

More than once every three months

148 (11.5)

137(92.6)

11(7.4)

  

104(70.3)

44(29.7)

  

Smoking

   

8.006

0.005

  

8.753

0.003

Yes

362 (28.0)

798(85.9)

131(14.1)

  

636(68.5)

293(31.5)

  

No

929 (72.0)

332(91.7)

30(8.3)

  

278(76.8)

84(23.2)

  

Drinking

   

1.074

0.300

  

0.505

0.477

Yes

315 (24.4)

849(87.0)

127(13.0)

  

686(70.3)

290(29.7)

  

No

976 (75.6)

281(89.2)

34(10.8)

  

228(72.4)

87(27.6)

  

Sleeping time (h)

   

6.176

0.046

  

12.245

0.002

< 6

410 (31.8)

368(89.8)

42(10.2)

  

285(69.5)

125(30.5)

  

6 ~ 8

588 (45.5)

500(85.0)

88(15.0)

  

398(67.7)

190(32.3)

  

> 8

293 (22.7)

262(89.4)

31(10.6)

  

231(78.8)

62(21.2)

  

Number of chronic diseases

   

34.411

< 0.001

  

135.537

< 0.001

0

225 (17.4)

176(78.2)

49(21.8)

  

100(44.4)

125(55.6)

  

1

355 (27.5)

303(85.4)

52(14.6)

  

232(65.4)

123(34.6)

  

2

306 (23.7)

271(88.6)

35(11.4)

  

229(74.8)

77(25.2)

  

≥3

40531.4

380(93.8)

25(6.2)

  

353(87.2)

52(12.8)

  
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