Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants according to homebound status at follow-up (n = 4390)
From: Does poor dental health predict becoming homebound among older Japanese?
| Â | Number of respondents (%) (excluding those who were homebound at baseline) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | 65–74 years old (n = 3007) | ≥75 years old (n = 1383) | ||||
| Â | Total | Non-homebound | Homebound | Total | Non-homebound | Homebound |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 1410 (100.0) | 1338 (94.9) | 72 (5.1) | 625 (100.0) | 550 (88.0) | 75 (12.0) |
Female | 1597 (100.0) | 1530 (95.8) | 67 (4.2) | 758 (100.0) | 648 (85.5) | 110 (14.5) |
Dental health | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
≥20 teeth | 1195 (100.0) | 1158 (96.9) | 37 (3.1) | 298 (100.0) | 270 (90.6) | 28 (9.4) |
≤19 teeth with dentures | 1465 (100.0) | 1388 (94.7) | 77 (5.3) | 922 (100.0) | 789 (85.6) | 133 (14.4) |
≤19 teeth without dentures | 297 (100.0) | 275 (92.6) | 22 (7.4) | 127 (100.0) | 108 (85.0) | 19 (15.0) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Marriage | 2424 (100.0) | 2318 (95.6) | 106 (4.4) | 810 (100.0) | 700 (86.4) | 110 (13.6) |
Widowed | 410 (100.0) | 388 (94.6) | 22 (5.4) | 475 (100.0) | 417 (87.8) | 58 (12.2) |
Separated | 44 (100.0) | 42 (95.5) | 2 (4.5) | 9 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Never married | 33 (100.0) | 31 (93.9) | 2 (6.1) | 18 (100.0) | 13 (72.2) | 5 (27.8) |
Other or missing | 96 (100.0) | 89 (92.7) | 7 (7.3) | 71 (100.0) | 59 (83.1) | 12 (16.9) |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<6Â years | 19 (100.0) | 18 (94.7) | 1 (5.3) | 61 (100.0) | 52 (85.2) | 9 (14.8) |
6–9 years | 1563 (100.0) | 1473 (94.2) | 90 (5.8) | 708 (100.0) | 600 (84.7) | 108 (15.3) |
10–12years | 892 (100.0) | 860 (96.4) | 32 (3.6) | 375 (100.0) | 337 (89.9) | 38 (10.1) |
≥13 years | 377 (100.0) | 366 (97.1) | 11 (2.9) | 133 (100.0) | 116 (87.2) | 17 (12.8) |
Annual household incomea | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
<$20,000 | 1190 (100.0) | 1123 (94.4) | 67 (5.6) | 496 (100.0) | 426 (85.9) | 70 (14.1) |
$20,000–29,999 | 662 (100.0) | 639 (96.5) | 23 (3.5) | 246 (100.0) | 215 (87.4) | 31 (12.6) |
$30,000–39,999 | 471 (100.0) | 456 (96.8) | 15 (3.2) | 161 (100.0) | 142 (88.2) | 19 (11.8) |
≥$40,000 | 301 (100.0) | 288 (95.7) | 13 (4.3) | 133 (100.0) | 117 (88.0) | 16 (12.0) |
Do you have hospital treatment? | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Yes | 1933 (100.0) | 1846 (95.5) | 87 (4.5) | 961 (100.0) | 820 (85.3) | 141 (14.7) |
No | 794 (100.0) | 762 (96.0) | 32 (4.0) | 211 (100.0) | 186 (88.2) | 25 (11.8) |
Depression (GDS score) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
0–4 | 1961 (100.0) | 1878 (95.8) | 83 (4.2) | 811 (100.0) | 718 (88.5) | 93 (11.5) |
≥5 | 575 (100.0) | 536 (93.2) | 39 (6.8) | 246 (100.0) | 203 (82.5) | 43 (17.5) |
Walking time (min/day) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
<30 | 840 (100.0) | 788 (93.8) | 52 (6.2) | 433 (100.0) | 358 (82.7) | 75 (17.3) |
30–59 | 959 (100.0) | 917 (95.6) | 42 (4.4) | 478 (100.0) | 420 (87.9) | 58 (12.1) |
60–89 | 460 (100.0) | 444 (96.5) | 16 (3.5) | 203 (100.0) | 185 (91.1) | 18 (8.9) |
≥90 | 641 (100.0) | 616 (96.1) | 25 (3.9) | 201 (100.0) | 178 (88.6) | 23 (11.4) |
Do you stay with your family? | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Yes | 2477 (100.0) | 2365 (95.5) | 112 (4.5) | 1023 (100.0) | 894 (87.4) | 129 (12.6) |
No (living alone) | 185 (100.0) | 173 (93.5) | 12 (6.5) | 127 (100.0) | 111 (87.4) | 16 (12.6) |
Living areab | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
A | 1277 (100.0) | 1251 (98.0) | 26 (2.0) | 488 (100.0) | 449 (92.0) | 39 (8.0) |
B | 923 (100.0) | 873 (94.6) | 50 (5.4) | 429 (100.0) | 359 (83.7) | 70 (16.3) |
C | 807 (100.0) | 744 (92.2) | 63 (7.8) | 466 (100.0) | 390 (83.7) | 76 (16.3) |