Table 1 Characteristics of the study group.
BPH/prostate cancer, bladder cancer Variables | Total | With | Without | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Total | 250,176 | 62,544 | 25.00 | 187,632 | 75.00 | ||
Trichomoniasis | 0.004 | ||||||
Without | 250,148 | 99.99 | 62,530 | 99.98 | 187,618 | 99.99 | |
With | 28 | 0.01 | 14 | 0.02 | 14 | 0.01 | |
Age (years) | 73.15 ± 11.41 | 73.21 ± 10.65 | 73.13 ± 11.65 | 0.129 | |||
Age group (years) | 0.999 | ||||||
18–44 | 2664 | 1.06 | 666 | 1.06 | 1998 | 1.06 | |
45–64 | 50,292 | 20.10 | 12,573 | 20.10 | 37,719 | 20.10 | |
≥ 65 | 197,220 | 78.83 | 49,305 | 78.83 | 147,915 | 78.83 | |
Insurance premium (NT$) | < 0.001 | ||||||
< 18,000 | 245,698 | 98.21 | 61,654 | 98.58 | 184,044 | 98.09 | |
18,000–34,999 | 3654 | 1.46 | 712 | 1.14 | 2942 | 1.57 | |
≥ 35,000 | 824 | 0.33 | 178 | 0.28 | 646 | 0.34 | |
Depression | < 0.001 | ||||||
Without | 217,896 | 87.10 | 50,509 | 80.76 | 167,387 | 89.21 | |
With | 32,280 | 12.90 | 12,035 | 19.24 | 20,245 | 10.79 | |
CCI_R | 1.74 ± 2.96 | 1.71 ± 2.77 | 1.75 ± 3.03 | < 0.001 | |||
Season | < 0.001 | ||||||
Spring (Mar–May) | 56,893 | 22.74 | 15,495 | 24.77 | 41,398 | 22.06 | |
Summer (Jun–Aug) | 60,567 | 24.21 | 15,709 | 25.12 | 44,858 | 23.91 | |
Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 72,621 | 29.03 | 16,666 | 26.65 | 55,955 | 29.82 | |
Winter (Dec–Feb) | 60,095 | 24.02 | 14,674 | 23.46 | 45,421 | 24.21 | |
Location | < 0.001 | ||||||
Northern Taiwan | 99,711 | 39.86 | 26,475 | 42.33 | 73,236 | 39.03 | |
Central Taiwan | 71,555 | 28.60 | 16,878 | 26.99 | 54,677 | 29.14 | |
Southern Taiwan | 63,601 | 25.42 | 14,985 | 23.96 | 48,616 | 25.91 | |
Eastern Taiwan | 14,366 | 5.74 | 3957 | 6.33 | 10,409 | 5.55 | |
Outlying islands | 943 | 0.38 | 249 | 0.40 | 694 | 0.37 | |
Urbanization level | < 0.001 | ||||||
1 (Highest) | 75,256 | 30.08 | 18,936 | 30.28 | 56,320 | 30.02 | |
2 | 113,122 | 45.22 | 29,293 | 46.84 | 83,829 | 44.68 | |
3 | 17,865 | 7.14 | 4119 | 6.59 | 13,746 | 7.33 | |
4 (Lowest) | 43,933 | 17.56 | 10,196 | 16.30 | 33,737 | 17.98 | |
Level of care | < 0.001 | ||||||
Hospital center | 89,122 | 35.62 | 23,060 | 36.87 | 66,062 | 35.21 | |
Regional hospital | 115,596 | 46.21 | 26,602 | 42.53 | 88,994 | 47.43 | |
Local hospital | 45,458 | 18.17 | 12,882 | 20.60 | 32,576 | 17.36 | |
