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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample (n = 163)

From: Establishing minimal clinically important differences for the Quality of Life Instrument of Chronic Gastritis QLICD-CG(V2.0) based on distribution-based methods

Items

Case load(n)

Constituent ratio(%)

Items

Case load(n)

Constituent ratio(%)

gender

  

nation

  

 male

74

45.4

han nationality

162

99.4

 female

89

54.6

other

1

0.6

age

  

Family economic status

  

 20–40

29

17.8

poor

49

30.1

 40–60

88

54.0

medium

101

62.0

  ≥ 60

46

28.2

good

13

8.0

degree of education

  

medical form

  

 primary school

50

30.7

self-supporting

9

5.5

 junior high school

55

33.7

Social medical insurance (urban and worker health insurance)

107

65.6

 High school or technical secondary school

38

23.3

commercial health insurance

6

3.7

 junior college

12

7.4

cooperative medical care

36

22.1

 bachelor degree or above

8

4.9

missing data

5

3.1

occupation

  

clinical diagnosis

  

 worker

24

14.7

superficial type

52

31.9

 farmer

59

36.2

the superficial type with erosion type

33

20.2

 teacher

9

5.5

flat erosion

67

41.1

 cadre

11

6.7

bile reflux type

3

1.8

 private ownership

17

10.4

complex style

1

0.6

 other

43

26.4

missing data

7

4.3

marriage status

  

clinical stages

  

 unmarried

7

4.3

asymptomatic period

4

2.5

 married

148

90.8

symptom phase

155

95.1

 divorced

3

1.8

missing data

4

2.5

 widowed

5

3.1

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