Table 1 Chi-square test of ten classified variables
Variable | Dispute group | Control group | x2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n) (%) | (n) (%) | ||||
Inpatient department* | 355.151 | P<0.001 | |||
Orthopedics | 233(19.596) | 71(5.971) | |||
General surgery | 206(17.325) | 165(13.877) | |||
Obstetrics | 148(12.447) | 80(6.728) | |||
Gynecology | 70(5.887) | 29(2.439) | |||
Cardiology | 67(5.635) | 63(5.299) | |||
Pediatrics | 65(5.467) | 32(2.691) | |||
Respiratory | 48(4.037) | 45(3.785) | |||
Urology | 39(3.287) | 69(5.803) | |||
Gastroenterology | 35(2.944) | 39(3.282) | |||
Ophthalmology | 32(2.691) | 54(4.542) | |||
Neurology | 30(2.523) | 74(6.224) | |||
Neurosurgery | 29(2.439) | 50(4.205) | |||
Critical care medicine | 25(2.103) | 9(0.757) | |||
… | … | … | |||
Total | 1189(100.000) | 1189(100.000) | |||
Dispute quarter | 2.156 | P = 0.541 | |||
First quarter | 302(25.399) | 277(23.297) | |||
Second quarter | 292(24.558) | 307(25.827) | |||
Third quarter | 317(26.661) | 336(28.259) | |||
Fourth quarter | 278(23.381) | 269(22.624) | |||
Total | 1189(100.000) | 1189(100.000) | |||
Doctor title | 603.205 | P<0.001 | |||
Junior | 297(24.979) | 60(5.046) | |||
Intermediate | 401(33.726) | 156(13.127) | |||
Associate senior | 182(15.307) | 348(29.268) | |||
Senior | 198(16.653) | 611(51.388) | |||
Other | 111(9.336) | 14(1.177) | |||
Total | 1189(100.000) | 1189(100.000) | |||
Patient gender | 19.987 | P<0.001 | |||
Male | 534(44.912) | 643(54.079) | |||
Female | 655(55.088) | 546(45.921) | |||
Total | 1189(100.000) | 1189(100.000) | |||
Patient marital status | 0.879 | P = 0.349 | |||
Married | 1011(85.029) | 1027(86.375) | |||
Unmarried | 178(14.971) | 162(13.625) | |||
Total | 1189(100.000) | 1189(100.000) | |||
Patient nationality | 0.442 | P = 0.507 | |||
Han | 1099(92.431) | 1102(92.683) | |||
Non-Han | 90(7.569) | 87(7.317) | |||
Total | 1189(100.000) | 1189(100.000) | |||
Patient occupation | 180.608 | P<0.001 | |||
Farmers | 738(62.069) | 513(43.146) | |||
Staff | 115(9.672) | 202(16.989) | |||
Retired | 80(6.728) | 214(17.998) | |||
Self-employed | 14(1.177) | 15(1.262) | |||
Unemployed | 202(16.989) | 127(10.681) | |||
Students | 40(3.364) | 118(9.924) | |||
Total | 1189(100.000) | 1189(100.000) | |||
Payment method | 65.793 | P<0.001 | |||
Insurance for urban employees | 211(17.746) | 307(25.827) | |||
Insurance for residents | 763(64.172) | 566(47.603) | |||
self-paying | 216(18.167) | 316(26.577) | |||
Total | 1189(100.000) | 1189(100.000) | |||
Discharge type | 474.403 | P<0.001 | |||
The doctor recommended discharge | 782(65.77) | 1035(87.048) | |||
The doctor recommended a transfer | 72(6.056) | 16(1.346) | |||
Transfer to the community hospital | 8(0.673) | 116(9.756) | |||
The patient requested discharge | 7(0.589) | 17(1.437) | |||
Death | 302(25.399) | 5(0.421) | |||
Total | 1189(100.000) | 1189(100.000) |