From: Does poor dental health predict becoming homebound among older Japanese?
 | Number (%) at baseline | |
---|---|---|
 | Respondents to the follow-up (n = 5589) | Non-respondents to the follow-up(n = 1681) |
Sex | Â | Â |
Male | 2513(45.0) | 785(46.7) |
Female | 3076(55.0) | 896(53.3) |
Dental health | Â | |
≥20 teeth | 1788(32.0) | 405(24.1) |
≤19 teeth with dentures | 3064(54.8) | 927(55.1) |
≤19 teeth without dentures | 579(10.4) | 240(14.3) |
Marital status | Â | |
Marriage | 4020(71.9) | 1147(68.2) |
Widowed | 1140(20.4) | 330(19.6) |
Separated | 68(1.2) | 18(1.1) |
Never married | 67(1.2) | 28(1.7) |
Other or missing | 294(5.3) | 158(9.4) |
Education | Â | Â |
<6Â years | 129(2.3) | 52(3.1) |
6–9 years | 2976(53.2) | 995(59.2) |
10–12years | 1517(27.1) | 325(19.3) |
≥13 years | 587(10.5) | 122(7.3) |
Annual household incomea | ||
<$20,000 | 2198(39.3) | 743(44.2) |
$20,000–29,999 | 1065(19.1) | 213(12.7) |
$30,000–39,999 | 741(13.3) | 152(9.0) |
≥$40,000 | 511(9.1) | 125(7.4) |
Do you have hospital treatment? | ||
Yes | 3685(65.9) | 1014(60.3) |
No | 1230(22.0) | 409(24.3) |
Depression (GDS score) | ||
0–4 | 3311(59.2) | 823(49.0) |
≥5 | 1107(19.8) | 351(20.9) |
Walking time (min/day) | ||
<30 | 1705(30.5) | 549(32.7) |
30–59 | 1738(31.1) | 453(26.9) |
60–89 | 805(14.4) | 221(13.1) |
≥90 | 1019(18.2) | 281(16.7) |
Do you stay with your family? | ||
Yes | 394(7.0) | 102(6.1) |
No (living alone) | 4339(77.6) | 1220(72.6) |
Living areab | Â | Â |
A | 2118(37.9) | 410(24.4) |
B | 1661(29.7) | 515(30.6) |
C | 1810(32.4) | 756(45.0) |