Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Clin Cases. Jul 6, 2020; 8(13): 2802-2816
Published online Jul 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i13.2802
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects
Inpatients (n = 173)Outpatients (n = 216)Nurses (n = 43)P value between inpatients and outpatients
Number (n, %)173 (40.05)216 (50.00)43 (9.95)
Age (mean ± average)66.9 ± 19.470.2 ± 17.030.1 ± 8.60.075
Gender (n, %)0.309
Male86 (49.71)96 (44.44)3 (6.98)
Female87 (50.29)120 (55.56)40 (93.02)
Education level (n, %)0.184
Primary school39 (22.54)49 (22.7)
Middle school70 (40.46)105 (48.61)
College or university52 (30.06)55 (25.46)
Master’s degree12 (6.94)7 (3.24)
Marriage (n, %)0.057
Not married9 (5.20)7 (3.24)
Married111 (64.16)122 (56.48)
Divorced5 (2.89)2 (0.93)
Widowed43 (24.86)81 (37.50)
Had a partner5 (2.89)4 (1.85)
Alcohol drinking (n, %)< 0.001
Abstaining106 (61.27)58 (26.85)
Social drinking14 (8.09)9 (4.17)
Heavy drinking16 (9.25)34 (15.74)
Occasional drinking31 (17.92)115 (53.24)
Alcoholism6 (3.47)0 (0.00)
Smoking (n, %)< 0.001
Never smoked102 (58.96)64 (29.63)
Current smoker46 (26.59)29 (13.43)
Stopped smoking25 (14.45)123 (56.94)