Table 3 Basic data and one-way ANOVA of caregivers(n = 173)

Age

19-44Y

56(32.4)

20.8(16.3)

1.23

45-64Y

76(43.9)

24.6(1.8)

65-79Y

37(21.4)

26.1(15.4)

≥ 80Y

4(2.3)

16.8(15.1)

Gender

Male

86(49.7)

23.3(16.3)

0.031

Female

87(50.3)

23.7(15.4)

Education

Primary school or below

68(39.3)

25.1(15.1)

0.676

Secondary school

55(31.8)

23.3(16.8)

University or above

50(28.9)

21.7(15.7)

Marital status

Single

19(11.0)

18.4(13.8)

4.436*

Married

142(82.1)

23.2(15.1)

Widowed/divorced

12(6.9)

35.2(21.8)

Work status

Employed

74(42.8)

19.9(14.4)

2.484

Part time

17(9.8)

26.8(20.2)

Retired

57(32.9)

26.9(16.0)

Unemployed

25(14.5)

24.4(14.8)

Monthly household income per capita (RMB)

<3000

33(19.1)

24.6(15.6)

3.161*

3000 ~ 6000

85(49.1)

25.6(15.4)

6001 ~ 10,000

34(19.7)

23.1(17.5)

>10,000

21(12.1)

14.1(12.0)

Self-perceived health status

Bad

4(2.3)

34.0(11.9)

5.939**

General

88(50.9)

26.9(15.8)

Well

81(46.8)

19.4(15.0)

Suffer from at least one chronic disease (hypertension, diabetes, etc.)

Yes

38(22.0)

25.9(16.1)

0.105

No

135(88.0)

22.9(15.7)

Duration of caregiving

3 months<1 years

27(15.6)

23.3(16.6)

0.492

1 ~ 3 years

31(17.9)

21.6(16.1)

3 ~ 5 years

23(13.3)

21.3(17.7)

>5 years

92(53.2)

24.8(15.1)