|
Variate
|
Total
|
Age (years)
|
P
|
|---|
| |
0–24
|
25–34
|
35–44
|
45–54
|
55–64
|
65–74
|
75–
|
|---|
|
Period of hospital admission
|
4097
|
96
|
287
|
711
|
1056
|
1178
|
622
|
147
|
<0.001
|
|
1960-1973
|
432
|
17
|
36
|
110
|
103
|
114
|
48
|
4
| |
|
1974-1983
|
500
|
10
|
44
|
83
|
171
|
131
|
54
|
7
| |
|
1984-1993
|
803
|
22
|
55
|
145
|
197
|
250
|
119
|
15
| |
|
1994-2003
|
959
|
16
|
68
|
157
|
236
|
270
|
162
|
50
| |
|
2004-2013
|
1403
|
31
|
84
|
216
|
349
|
413
|
239
|
71
| |
|
Subcultural areaa
|
3630
|
86
|
239
|
623
|
927
|
1049
|
569
|
137
|
<0.001
|
|
Guangfu (Cantonese)
|
2470
|
46
|
152
|
402
|
612
|
740
|
421
|
97
| |
|
Hakka
|
488
|
16
|
33
|
95
|
142
|
129
|
58
|
15
| |
|
Chaoshan
|
481
|
12
|
42
|
95
|
134
|
133
|
50
|
15
| |
|
Unknown
|
191
|
12
|
12
|
31
|
39
|
47
|
40
|
10
| |
|
Economic regionb
|
3661
|
86
|
251
|
630
|
929
|
1054
|
575
|
136
|
<0.001
|
|
Pearl river delta region
|
2479
|
41
|
145
|
394
|
627
|
738
|
433
|
101
| |
|
Non-pearl river delta region
|
1072
|
33
|
92
|
213
|
279
|
295
|
130
|
30
| |
|
Unknown
|
110
|
12
|
14
|
23
|
23
|
21
|
12
|
5
| |
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aA total of 467 non-Cantonese patients were excluded from this analysis
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bA total of 436 patients who live in other provinces were excluded from this analysis
