Table 2 Demographic characteristics
From: The economic burden of medical treatment of children with asthma in China
Variable | Total | Children younger than 3 years old | Preschool children | School-age children | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Number, n (%) | 2468 (100%) | 439 (17.79%) | 967 (39.18%) | 1062 (43.03%) | Â |
Average age (year), mean ± SD | 5.50 ± 3.32 | 1.36 ± 0.34 | 3.92 ± 0.80 | 8.66 ± 2.35 |  |
Sex, n (%) | |||||
 Male | 1575 (63.82%) | 300 (68.34%) | 594 (61.43%) | 681 (64.12%) | 0.04 |
 Female | 893 (36.18%) | 139 (31.66%) | 373 (38.57%) | 381 (35.88%) |  |
Visits, n (%) | |||||
 Outpatient | 70,570 (98.58%) | 14,419 (98.11%) | 32,722 (98.76%) | 23,429 (98.63%) | < 0.01 |
 Inpatient | 1014 (1.42%) | 278 (1.89%) | 411 (1.24%) | 325 (1.37%) |  |
Hospital grade, n (%) | |||||
 Advanced | 44,440 (62.08%) | 9304 (63.31%) | 20,325 (61.34%) | 14,811 (62.35%) | < 0.01 |
 Mid-level | 13,686 (19.12%) | 2582 (17.57%) | 6808 (20.55%) | 4296 (18.09%) |  |
 Primary | 13,433 (18.77%) | 2811 (19.13%) | 5994 (18.09%) | 4628 (19.48%) |  |
Hospitals type, n (%) | |||||
 General | 51,731 (72.27%) | 8554 (58.20%) | 24,147 (72.88%) | 19,030 (80.11%) | < 0.01 |
 Specialized | 19,828 (27.70%) | 6143 (41.80%) | 8980 (27.10%) | 4705 (19.81%) |  |
Regions, n (%) | |||||
 East | 1900 (76.99%) | 352 (80.18%) | 756 (78.18%) | 792 (74.58%) | < 0.01 |
 Central | 223 (9.04%) | 44 (10.02%) | 97 (10.03%) | 82 (7.72%) |  |
 West | 345 (13.98%) | 43 (9.79%) | 114 (11.79%) | 188 (17.70%) |  |
City Grades, n (%) | |||||
 First Tier | 601 (24.35%) | 74 (16.86%) | 246 (25.44%) | 281 (26.46%) | < 0.01 |
 Second Tier | 1268 (51.38%) | 289 (65.83%) | 522 (53.98%) | 457 (43.03%) |  |
 Third Tier | 195 (7.90%) | 29 (6.61%) | 77 (7.96%) | 89 (8.38%) |  |
 Fourth and fifth Tier | 314 (12.72%) | 47 (10.71%) | 122 (12.62%) | 145 (13.65%) |  |