Table 1 Description of sample characteristics
From: Belief in and use of traditional Chinese medicine in Shanghai older adults: a cross-sectional study
Sample size | 3418 |
|---|---|
Belief on and Use of Traditional Medicine | |
 Belief on Traditional Medicine (yes = 1, no = 0) | 46.6% |
 Use of Traditional Medicine (yes = 1, no = 0) | 45.9% |
Demographics | |
 Gender (male = 1, female = 0) | 47.6% |
 Mean age (range: 50–100) | 68.9 (sd = 10.3) |
 Residence (urban = 1, rural = 0) | 87.3% |
Medical factors | |
 Hypertension (yes = 1, no = 0) | 48.0% |
 Cardiovascular diseases (yes = 1, no = 0) | 23.6% |
 Stroke (yes = 1, no = 0) | 5.8% |
 Pneumonia/ … / asthma (yes = 1, no = 0) | 11.9% |
 Diabetes (yes = 1, no = 0) | 11.1% |
 Depression (yes = 1, no = 0) | 1.1% |
 Cancer (yes = 1, no = 0) | 2.5% |
 Prostatitis (yes = 1, no = 0) | 5.0% |
 Osteoporosis/osteoarthritis (yes = 1, no = 0) | 20.7% |
 Fracture (yes = 1, no = 0) | 4.6% |
 Parkinson’s disease (yes = 1, no = 0) | 0.7% |
 Nervous system disease (yes = 1, no = 0) | 5.5% |
Socioeconomics | |
 Education: Primary school or below | 28.0% |
 Middle school | 32.8% |
 High/polytechnic school | 25.7% |
 Colleague or above. | 13.4% |
 Monthly income (range: 0–10,000 Yuan) | 2484.2 |
 Main occupation: Professional/administrative | 21.0% |
 Clerk/service | 19.5% |
 Physical labor | 46.8% |
 Other | 12.8% |
Relational and contextual factors | |
 Spouse accompany (yes = 1, no = 0) | 77.8% |
 Average number of strong ties to confide | 4.0 (sd = 3.8) |
 Knowing medical staff (yes = 1, no = 0) | 17.0% |
 Average number of community facilities | 5.3 (sd = 2.3) |
 GDP per capita in the district (unit: 10,000 Yuan) | 10.6 (sd = 4.5) |
 Medical staff per 10,000 residents in the district | 97.6 (sd = 66.2) |