Table 2 Comparison of general data between the two groups [(\(\bar{X} \pm S\)), cases (%), (n=75)]
Item | Classification | Control group (n = 37) | Intervention group (n = 38) | x2/t/z | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 66.49 ± 7.45 | 64.16 ± 7.12 | 1.384 | 0.170 | |
Gender | 0.011 | 0.916 | |||
Male | 20 (54.1) | 21 (55.3) | |||
Female | 17 (45.9) | 17 (44.7) | |||
Education level | 0.663 | 0.802 | |||
Elementary/junior high school | 16 (43.2) | 18 (47.4) | |||
Vocational high school/high school | 16 (43.2) | 17 (44.7) | |||
College diploma and above | 5 (13.6) | 3 (7.9) | |||
Residence | 0.355 | 0.551 | |||
Rural | 22 (59.5) | 20 (52.6) | |||
Urban | 15 (40.5) | 18 (47.4) | |||
Marital status | 2.550 | 0.493 | |||
Married | 36 (97.3) | 36 (94.7) | |||
Divorced | 1 (2.7) | 0 (0) | |||
Widowed | 0 (0) | 2 (5.3) | |||
BMI | 22.2 (19.7,25.4) | 22.0 (20.4,23.8) | − 0.032 | 0.975 | |
Average monthly income per person | 2.892 | 0.269 | |||
<3000 | 21 (56.8) | 20 (52.6) | |||
3000–5000 | 7 (18.9) | 13 (34.2) | |||
>5000 | 9 (24.3) | 5 (13.2) | |||
Hospitalization frequency | 0.868 | 0.352 | |||
1–2 | 33 (89.2) | 31 (81.6) | |||
≥ 3 | 4 (10.8) | 7 (18.4) | |||
Payment method | 2.154 | 0.419 | |||
Uninsured | 1 (2.7) | 2 (5.3) | |||
Urban employee basic medical insurance | 24 (64.9) | 29 (76.3) | |||
Urban resident basic medical insurance | 12 (32.4) | 7 (18.4) | |||
Cardiac function classification | 0.321 | 0.571 | |||
Class II | 17 (45.9) | 15 (39.5) | |||
Class III | 20 (54.1) | 23 (60.5) | |||
Course of disease (year) | 1.766 | 0.184 | |||
<1 | 14 (37.8) | 9 (23.7) | |||
1–5 | 23 (62.2) | 29 (76.3) | |||
Length of hospital stay | 7 (7,9) | 8 (7,10) | -1.197 | 0.231 | |
Hypertension | 0.384 | 0.535 | |||
Yes | 24 (64.9) | 22 (57.9) | |||
No | 13 (35.1) | 16 (42.1) | |||
Coronary heart disease | Yes | 32 (86.5) | 34 (89.5) | 0.002 | 0.966 |
No | 5 (13.5) | 4 (10.5) | |||
Diabetes | 0.427 | 0.514 | |||
Yes | 11 (29.7) | 14 (36.8) | |||
No | 26 (70.3) | 24 (63.2) |
