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Table 3 The adjusted odds ratios for physical check-up non-participation per sociodemographic status variables among older men

From: Sociodemographic and physical predictors of non-participation in community based physical checkup among older neighbors: a case-control study from the Kyoto-Kameoka longitudinal study, Japan

 

Non-participation

Model 1 c

Model 2 d

/ total, n (%)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

Age (years)

 65–69

519/745 (69.7)

reference

reference

 70–74

411/608 (67.6)

0.88 (0.69, 1.12)

0.88 (0.69, 1.12)

 75–79

297/453 (65.6)

0.75 (0.57, 0.99)*

0.73 (0.56, 0.96)*

 ≥80

282/409 (69.0)

0.82 (0.61, 1.09)

0.79 (0.58, 1.07)

Social status

 Family structure

  With someone or others

1292/1922 (67.2)

reference

reference

  Alone

85/122 (69.7)

1.00 (0.65, 1.52)

0.98 (0.64, 1.49)

  Unknown a

132/171 (77.2)

1.39 (0.93, 2.06)

1.33 (0.89, 1.99)

 Living with spouse d

  Yes

413/612 (67.5)

reference

reference

  No

773/1184 (65.3)

0.97 (0.78, 1.21)

0.98 (0.79, 1.23)

  Unknown

238/297 (80.1)

1.92 (1.12, 3.29)*

1.91 (1.11, 3.28)*

 Alone at home d

  Rarely

294/375 (78.4)

reference

reference

  Frequently

896/1399 (64.1)

0.52 (0.39, 0.69)**

0.53 (0.40, 0.70)**

  Unknown

234/319 (73.4)

0.53 (0.33, 0.83)*

0.53 (0.33, 0.83)*

 Educational attainment (years)

  ≥13

334/545 (61.3)

reference

reference

  10–12

541/838 (64.6)

1.04 (0.83, 1.32)

1.04 (0.82, 1.31)

  ≤9

407/544 (74.8)

1.53 (1.16, 2.02)*

1.52 (1.15, 2.01)*

  Unknown

227/288 (78.8)

1.85 (1.30, 2.65)*

1.74 (1.21, 2.50)*

Economic status

 Economic difficulty

  No

440/697 (63.1)

reference

reference

  Yes

1003/1431 (70.1)

1.19 (0.96, 1.46)

1.20 (0.98, 1.48)

  Unknown

66/87 (75.9)

1.34 (0.76, 2.39)

1.31 (0.73, 2.32)

 Pension

  National Pension

970/1498 (64.8)

reference

reference

  Employees’ Pension

440/601 (73.2)

1.32 (1.05, 1.65)*

1.30 (1.04, 1.63)*

  Nothing or others

57/66 (86.4)

1.96 (0.93, 4.11)

2.01 (0.96, 4.23)

  Unknown

42/50 (84.0)

1.78 (0.76, 4.18)

1.88 (0.80, 4.42)

 Current employment

  Working

442/643 (68.7)

reference

reference

  Not working

949/1415 (67.1)

0.81 (0.65, 1.02)

0.82 (0.66, 1.02)

  Unknown

118/157 (75.2)

0.90 (0.58, 1.41)

0.87 (0.56, 1.36)

 Automobile access

  Yes

1214/1829 (66.4)

reference

reference

  No

295/386 (76.4)

1.36 (1.03, 1.78)*

1.32 (1.00, 1.74)*

Health conscious

 Interest in health topics

  Yes

1221/1857 (65.8)

reference

reference

  No

240/299 (80.3)

1.64 (1.20, 2.24)*

1.69 (1.23, 2.33)*

  Unknown

48/59 (82.0)

2.00 (1.01, 4.00)*

1.69 (0.83, 3.43)

 Self-rated health

  Good

1097/1680 (65.3)

reference

reference

  Poor

346/438 (79.0)

1.62 (1.24, 2.12)**

1.68 (1.27, 2.22)**

  Unknown

66/97 (68.0)

0.66 (0.33, 1.35)

0.63 (0.31, 1.28)

 Smoking status

  Never

329/492 (66.9)

reference

reference

  Past

794/1209 (65.7)

0.98 (0.78, 1.24)

0.98 (0.78, 1.24)

  Current

316/415 (76.1)

1.63 (1.19, 2.21)*

1.62 (1.19, 2.21)*

  Unknown

70/99 (70.7)

1.04 (0.50, 2.17)

0.92 (0.44, 1.93)

 Community activities

  Yes

915/1458 (62.8)

reference

reference

  No

594/757 (78.5)

1.94 (1.54, 2.43)**

1.94 (1.54, 2.44)**

 Population density

  City

534/830 (64.3)

reference

reference

  Province

975/1385 (70.4)

1.19 (0.98, 1.44)

1.20 (0.99, 1.46)

  1. aOR (95% CI) adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval)
  2. *P-value <0.05, ** P-value <0.001
  3. aAll unknown (missing) variables were included either merely missing or “no response” on purpose.
  4. Multiple logistic regression model was performed in Model 1 and Model 2
  5. bModel 1, adjusted for age (65–69, 70–74, 75–79, and ≥80 years), family structure (with someone or others, alone, unknown), educational attainment (≤9, 10–12, ≥13, and unknown years), economic difficulties (yes, no, and unknown), pension (National Pension, Employees’ Pension, others or nothing, and unknown), automobile access (yes / no), interest in health topics (yes, no, and unknown), self-rated health (good, poor, and unknown), smoking (never, past, current, and unknown), social participation (yes / no), and population density (city / province)
  6. cModel 2, Model 1 + total score of Kihon checklist (<7, ≥7, and unknown)
  7. dThese results were indicated 2, 093 men among those who were ‘living with someone or others’ in the family structure.
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