Research Article
Epidemiology of Hypertensive State among Chinese Migrants: Effects of Unaffordable Medical Care
Table 1
Demographic characteristics among adults with hypertensive state,
(%).
| | | Normal pressure | Prehypertension | MMS hypertension | chi2 | value |
| | Age | | | | 207.616 | 0.000 | | 9–25 | 756 (30.63) | 111 (4.50) | 12 (0.49) | | | | 26–40 | 829 (33.59) | 258 (10.45) | 40 (1.62) | | | | ≥41 | 267 (10.82) | 121 (4.90) | 74 (3.00) | | | | Gender | | | | 98.712 | 0.000 | | Male | 973 (39.42) | 370 (14.99) | 94 (3.81) | | | | Female | 879 (35.62) | 120 (4.86) | 32 (1.30) | | | | Marital status | | | | 126.445 | 0.000 | | Married | 967 (39.18) | 346 (14.02) | 104 (4.21) | | | | Remarried | 14 (0.57) | 4 (0.16) | 2 (0.08) | | | | Cohabited | 21 (0.85) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | | | | Divorced | 32 (1.30) | 11 (0.45) | 2 (0.08) | | | | Widowed | 9 (0.36) | 5 (0.20) | 5 (0.20) | | | | Never married | 809 (32.78) | 124 (5.02) | 13 (0.53) | | | | Physical disabilities | | | | 0.9726 | 0.615 | | No | 1,781 (72.16) | 467 (18.92) | 122 (4.94) | | | | Yes | 71 (2.88) | 23 (0.93) | 4 (0.16) | | | | Sick injured | | | | 2.5501 | 0.279 | | No | 1,514 (61.35) | 395 (16.00) | 96 (3.89) | | | | Yes | 338 (13.70) | 95 (3.85) | 30 (1.22) | | | | Regular smoker | | | | 33.524 | 0.000 | | No | 1,369 (55.47) | 303 (12.28) | 77 (3.12) | | | | Yes | 483 (19.57) | 187 (7.58) | 49 (1.99) | | | | Unaffordable expenses | | | | 8.317 | 0.016 | | No | 1,835 (74.35) | 478 (19.37) | 123 (4.98) | | | | Yes | 17 (0.69) | 12 (0.49) | 3 (0.12) | | | | Unaffordable services | | | | 12.768 | 0.002 | | No | 1,715 (69.49) | 429 (17.38) | 115 (4.66) | | | | Yes | 137 (5.55) | 61 (2.47) | 11 (0.45) | | |
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