Table 2 Sample characteristics by attitude and use of traditional medicine
From: Belief in and use of traditional Chinese medicine in Shanghai older adults: a cross-sectional study
| Belief on Traditional Medicine | Use of Traditional Medicine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Sample size | 1593 | 1825 | 1568 | 1850 |
| Demographics | ||||
| Gender (male = 1, female = 0) | 46.3% | 48.7% | 43.8% | 50.8% |
| Mean age (range: 50–100) | 68.5 | 69.3 | 69.5 | 68.5 |
| Residence (urban = 1, rural = 0) | 85.2% | 89.2% | 85.4% | 88.9% |
| Medical factors | ||||
| Hypertension (yes = 1, no = 0) | 47.0% | 49.0% | 50.5% | 46.0% |
| Cardiovascular diseases (yes = 1, no = 0) | 24.0% | 23.2% | 27.9% | 19.9% |
| Stroke (yes = 1, no = 0) | 5.2% | 6.4% | 6.1% | 5.5% |
| Pneumonia/ … / asthma (yes = 1, no = 0) | 11.9% | 12.0% | 15.2% | 9.1% |
| Diabetes (yes = 1, no = 0) | 10.7% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 10.3% |
| Depression (yes = 1, no = 0) | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.0% |
| Cancer (yes = 1, no = 0) | 3.5% | 1.6% | 4.0% | 1.2% |
| Prostatitis (yes = 1, no = 0) | 6.2% | 4.0% | 6.3% | 3.9% |
| Osteoporosis/osteoarthritis (yes = 1, no = 0) | 20.0% | 21.3% | 24.0% | 17.9% |
| Fracture (yes = 1, no = 0) | 5.5% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 3.4% |
| Parkinson’s disease (yes = 1, no = 0) | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Nervous system disease (yes = 1, no = 0) | 4.8% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 4.1% |
| Socioeconomics | ||||
| Education: Primary school or below | 25.3% | 30.4% | 27.7% | 28.3% |
| Middle school | 30.2% | 35.1% | 30.5% | 34.8% |
| High/polytechnic school | 27.9% | 23.8% | 25.8% | 25.7% |
| Colleague or above. | 16.6% | 10.7% | 16.1% | 11.2% |
| Monthly income (range: 0–10,000 Yuan) | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Main occupation: Professional/administrative | 25.4% | 17.1% | 24.2% | 18.2% |
| Clerk/service | 19.9% | 19.1% | 17.9% | 20.8% |
| Physical labor | 42.8% | 50.3% | 44.5% | 48.7% |
| Other | 12.0% | 13.6% | 13.4% | 12.4% |
| Relational and contextual factors | ||||
| Spouse accompany (yes = 1, no = 0) | 80.2% | 75.7% | 78.1% | 77.5% |
| Average number of strong ties to confide | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| Knowing medical staff (yes = 1, no = 0) | 21.0% | 13.5% | 19.1% | 15.2% |
| Average number of community facilities | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| GDP per capita in the district (unit: 10,000 Yuan) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Medical staff per 10,000 residents in the district | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
