BioMed Research International / 2018 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
Health-Related Effects of the Elderly Care Program Table 3 A comparison of general characteristics of elderly program participants and standby elderly in 2013 before and after the application of Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighted.
Parameter Before IPTW application After IPTW application Participating Standby Participating Standby Standardized difference Gender Male 16.42 31.25 <.0001 19.48 18.81 0.017 Female 83.58 68.75 80.52 81.19 Age category <70 years 26.35 29.12 7.46 7.99 70–79 years 66.20 63.44 0.0053 65.70 65.30 0.008 80 years or older 7.45 7.44 26.84 26.71 0.003 Household composition Living alone 44.46 30.66 41.68 42.74 Elderly couple 27.28 32.99 28.32 27.31 0.023 Family living together (no financial means) 7.00 6.86 <.0001 6.99 6.75 0.009 Family living together (have financial means) 19.63 27.64 21.59 21.64 Others 1.63 1.84 1.41 1.55 Medical security type Medical benefits 0.76 2.30 <.0001 1.09 1.12 Medical insurance 99.24 97.70 98.91 98.88 0.003 Education level No education 25.19 22.71 24.70 24.50 0.005 Elementary school 49.01 44.72 48.08 48.32 Middle school 15.41 18.82 <.0001 16.09 16.14 High school 8.44 11.05 9.01 8.98 0.001 College or above 1.94 2.69 2.12 2.06 0.004 Health condition Bad 3.49 5.90 4.01 4.06 Average 45.18 44.57 <.0001 44.80 45.02 Good 51.33 49.53 51.19 50.92 0.005 Financial condition Low 52.66 54.57 53.28 53.33 Average 44.49 42.11 0.0302 43.80 43.68 0.002 High 2.85 3.31 2.92 2.99 Residence type Monthly rent 10.92 10.38 0.1975 10.83 11.30 Lease 13.92 13.64 13.93 14.57 Own home 67.19 66.92 67.01 65.94 0.023 Others 7.97 9.06 8.23 8.19 0.001 Implementing agency Seniors Welfare Center 30.04 29.91 30.04 29.18 0.019 Social Welfare Center 13.25 21.65 14.98 14.56 0.012 The Korean Senior Citizens Association 12.45 8.01 11.74 12.82 Seniors Welfare Center 13.22 6.80 <.0001 11.81 11.66 0.005 Local government 12.61 7.44 11.25 12.03 0.024 Senior club 11.17 16.81 12.40 11.95 0.014 Others 7.28 9.37 7.78 7.80
