Variables | Total (N = 63) | Control group (N = 31) | Intervention group (N = 32) | t/χ2 | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | 1.268a | 0.210 |
 Mean(SD) | 44.7 (9.4) | 46.2 (8.9) | 43.3 (9.7) |  |  |
 Range | 22–66 | 32–62 | 22–66 |  |  |
Education, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 2.279b | 0.733 |
 Primary and below | 3 (4.8) | 1 (5.0) | 2 (8.1) |  |  |
 Junior high | 15 (23.8) | 9 (30.0) | 6 (21.6) |  |  |
 Senior high or vocational | 14 (22.2) | 6 (17.5) | 8 (13.5) |  |  |
 Undergraduate | 27 (42.9) | 14 (42.5) | 13 (48.7) |  |  |
 Graduate and above | 4 (6.3) | 1 (5.0) | 3 (8.1) |  |  |
Marital status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.693b | 0.935 |
 Married | 52 (82.5) | 25 (80.0) | 27 (89.2) |  |  |
 Single | 2 (3.2) | 1 (2.5) | 1 (2.7) |  |  |
 Widowed | 4 (6.3) | 2 (7.5) | 2 (2.7) |  |  |
 Divorced | 5 (7.9) | 3 (10.0) | 2 (5.4) |  |  |
Job status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 3.622b | 0.258 |
 Employed | 27 (42.9) | 15 (45.0) | 22 (48.7) |  |  |
 Retired | 12 (19.0) | 8 (22.5) | 4 (18.9) |  |  |
 Unemployed | 1 (1.6) | 1 (5.0) | 0 (16.2) |  |  |
 Housewife | 13 (20.6) | 7 (27.5) | 6 (16.2) |  |  |
Monthly household income, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 3.508b | 0.494 |
 < 1000 | 6 (9.5) | 2 (10.0) | 4 (5.4) |  |  |
 1000 ~ 3000 | 15 (23.8) | 10 (12.5) | 5 (5.4) |  |  |
 3000 ~ 5000 | 19 (30.2) | 10 (50.0) | 9 (59.5) |  |  |
 5000 ~ 10,000 | 16 (25.4) | 6 (17.5) | 10 (24.3) |  |  |
 > 10,000 | 7 (11.1) | 3 (10.0) | 4 (5.4) |  |  |
Medical expense payments, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 1.648b | 0.711 |
 Rural cooperation | 12 (19.0) | 6 (22.5) | 6 (29.7) |  |  |
 Urban residents | 41 (65.1) | 20 (65.0) | 21 (59.5) |  |  |
 Self-funded | 4 (6.3) | 3 (7.5) | 1 (8.1) |  |  |
 Other | 6 (9.5) | 2 (5.0) | 4 (2.7) |  |  |
Religious beliefs, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.318b | 1.000 |
 Yes | 3 (4.8) | 1 (3.2) | 2 (6.3) |  |  |
 No | 60 (95.2) | 30 (96.8) | 30 (93.8) |  |  |