Table 2 Characteristics of selected samples and results of univariate analysis
Variables | Overall | Treatment compliance for MSD | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full | Most | Little or No | |||
Age (Mean/SD) | 70.27 (6.97) | 70.11 (7.02) | 70.23 (6.87) | 70.75 (7.19) | 0.666 |
Gender(n/%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Male | 374 (43.85) | 199 (62.78) | 220 (55.28) | 60 (43.48) |  |
 Female | 479 (56.15) | 118 (37.22) | 178 (44.72) | 78 (56.52) |  |
Duration (Mean/SD) | 11.56 (10.24) | 11.15 (9.02) | 11.48 (10.23) | 12.76 (12.64) | 0.299 |
ADL (Mean/SD) | 11.64 (0.12) | 12.23 (0.23) | 11.31 (0.17) | 11.22 (0.27) | < 0.01 |
Comorbidities(n/%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.014 |
 One type | 147 (17.23) | 67 (21.14) | 65 (16.33) | 67 (21.14) |  |
 Two types | 246 (28.84) | 90 (28.39) | 122 (30.65) | 90 (28.39) |  |
 Three types | 256 (30.01) | 78 (24.61) | 124 (31.16) | 78 (24.61) |  |
 Four types or more | 204 (23.92) | 82 (25.87) | 87 (21.86) | 82 (25.87) |  |
Marital status(n/%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.025 |
 Single | 226 (26.49) | 97 (42.92) | 88 (38.94) | 41 (18.14) |  |
 Partnered | 627 (73.51) | 220 (35.09) | 310 (49.44) | 97 (15.47) |  |
Education(n/%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.029 |
 Illiteracy | 306 (35.87) | 112 (35.33) | 151 (37.94) | 43 (31.16) |  |
 Primary school | 392 (45.96) | 158 (49.84) | 176 (44.22) | 58 (42.03) |  |
 Junior middle school and above | 155 (18.17) | 47 (14.83) | 71 (17.84) | 31 (26.81) |  |
Job(n/%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.64 |
 Yes | 494 (57.91) | 187 (58.99) | 232 (58.29) | 75 (54.35) |  |
 No | 359 (42.09) | 130 (41.01) | 166 (41.71) | 63 (45.65) |  |
SRH (n/%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.197 |
 Good | 61 (7.15) | 13 (21.31) | 34 (55.74) | 14 (22.95) |  |
 General | 170 (19.93) | 63 (37.06) | 76 (44.71) | 31 (18.24) |  |
 Poor | 475 (55.69) | 184 (38.74) | 221 (46.53) | 70 (14.74) |  |
 Very poor | 147 (17.23) | 57 (38.78) | 67 (45.58) | 23 (15.65) |  |
Poverty(n/%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Yes | 423 (49.59) | 183 (43.26) | 179 (42.32) | 61 (14.42) |  |
 No | 430 (50.41) | 134 (31.16) | 219 (50.93) | 77 (17.91) |  |
Living arrangements(n/%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.264 |
 Living alone or living with wife | 467 (54.75) | 159 (50.16) | 226 (56.78) | 82 (59.42) |  |
 Living with grandchildren | 125 (14.65) | 50 (15.77) | 59 (14.82) | 16 (11.59) |  |
 Living with children and grandchildren | 261 (30.6) | 108 (34.07) | 113 (28.39) | 40 (28.99) |  |
HRPTs(n/%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.282 |
 None | 336 (39.39) | 117 (36.91) | 152 (38.19) | 67 (48.55) |  |
 ACTs_only | 247 (28.96) | 91 (28.71) | 122 (30.65) | 34 (24.64) |  |
 RFTs_only | 117 (13.72) | 44 (13.88) | 57 (14.32) | 16 (11.59) |  |
 Both | 153 (17.94) | 65 (20.5) | 67 (16.83) | 21 (15.22) |  |