Table 1 Univariate analysis of illness perception
Variable | Value# | Illness perception | |
|---|---|---|---|
β (95%CI) | P value | ||
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 2774 (50.21%) | Reference |  |
 Female | 2751 (49.79%) | 0.16 (-0.41, 0.72) | 0.582 |
BMI, mean (SD) | 22.31 (4.28) | -0.14 (-0.21, -0.07) | < 0.001 |
Age (year), mean (SD) | 52.46 (17.49) | 0.17 (0.16, 0.19) | < 0.001 |
ACCI | 3.00 (1.00–4.00) | 1.45 (1.31, 1.60) | < 0.001 |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
 Primary school degree and below | 1549 (28.04%) | Reference |  |
 Secondary school | 1925 (34.84%) | -4.06 (-4.75, -3.38) | < 0.001 |
 College and above | 2051 (37.12%) | -8.04 (-8.71, -7.36) | < 0.001 |
Home address | Â | Â | Â |
 Town | 3677 (66.55%) | Reference |  |
 Country | 1848 (33.45%) | 3.59 (3.00, 4.18) | < 0.001 |
Hukou | Â | Â | Â |
 Non-agricultural | 2908 (52.63%) | Reference |  |
 Agricultural | 2617 (47.37%) | 4.06 (3.51, 4.62) | < 0.001 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â |
 Han | 5034 (91.11%) | Reference |  |
 Others | 491 (8.89%) | 1.10 (0.10, 2.09) | 0.030 |
Spouse | Â | Â | Â |
 Without a spouse | 1358 (24.58%) | Reference |  |
 With a spouse | 4167 (75.42%) | 0.21 (-0.44, 0.87) | 0.526 |
Income (Chinese Yuan) | Â | Â | Â |
 ≤ 3000 | 2073 (37.52%) | Reference |  |
 3001–5000 | 1650 (29.86%) | -1.80 (-2.48, -1.12) | < 0.001 |
 >5000 | 1802 (32.62%) | -3.83 (-4.50, -3.16) | < 0.001 |
Medicare | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 214 (3.87%) | Reference |  |
 Yes | 5311(96.13%) | -0.67 (-2.13, 0.79) | 0.370 |
Alcohol consumption | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 4267 (77.23%) | Reference |  |
 Yes | 1258 (22.77%) | -3.28 (-3.95, -2.61) | < 0.001 |
Cigarette smoking | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 1154 (20.89%) | Reference |  |
 No | 4371 (79.11%) | 0.30 (-0.39, 1.00) | 0.392 |
Health literacy | 33.33 (25.93–37.04) | -0.28 (-0.31, -0.26) | < 0.001 |