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Table 4 The adjusted odds ratios for physical check-up non-participation per sociodemographic status variables among older women

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 b

Model 2 c

/ total n (%)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

Age (years)

 65–69

543/789 (68.8)

reference

reference

 70–74

439/682 (64.4)

0.77 (0.61, 0.97)*

0.76 (0.60, 0.95)**

 75–79

387/560 (69.1)

0.88 (0.68, 1.13)

0.84 (0.65, 1.09)

 ≥80

490/585 (83.8)

1.99 (1.49, 2.66)*

1.86 (1.38, 2.52)**

Social status

 Family structure

  With someone or others

1454/2048 (71.1)

reference

reference

  Alone

243/361 (67.3)

0.78 (0.60, 1.01)

0.78 (0.60, 1.01)

  Unknown a

162/207 (78.3)

1.28 (0.88, 1.85)

1.26 (0.87, 1.82)

 Living with spouse d

  Yes

572/806 (71.0)

reference

reference

  No

770/1112 (69.2)

1.09 (0.88, 1.35)

1.10 (0.89, 1.36)

  Unknown

274/337 (81.3)

2.30 (1.33, 3.97)*

2.31 (1.33, 3.97)*

 Alone at home d

  Rarely

276/362 (76.2)

reference

reference

  Frequently

1078/1555 (69.3)

0.67 (0.51, 0.88)*

0.67 (0.50, 0.88)*

  Unknown

262/338 (77.5)

0.92 (0.56, 1.51)

0.92 (0.56, 1.52)

 Educational attainment (years)

  ≥13

270/401 (67.3)

reference

reference

  10–12

793/1175 (67.5)

0.95 (0.73, 1.23)

0.94 (0.73, 1.21)

  ≤9

531/692 (76.7)

1.26 (0.94, 1.69)

1.24 (0.93, 1.67)

  Unknown

265/348 (76.2)

1.05 (0.73, 1.49)

1.00 (0.70, 1.44)

Economic status

 Economic difficulty

  No

585/857 (68.3)

reference

reference

  Yes

1156/1598 (72.3)

1.18 (0.97, 1.44)

1.18 (0.97, 1.43)

  Unknown

118/161 (73.3)

1.13 (0.73, 1.74)

1.10 (0.71 1.70)

 Pension

  Mutual or welfare

537/777 (69.1)

reference

reference

  National

1163/1638 (71.0)

1.05 (0.87, 1.29)

1.05 (0.86, 1.28)

  Nothing or others

93/110 (84.6)

1.49 (0.84, 2.65)

1.47 (0.83, 2.61)

  Unknown

66/91 (72.5)

0.98 (0.56, 1.72)

0.98 (0.56, 1.72)

 Current employment

  Working

191/291 (65.6)

reference

reference

  Not working

1485/2080 (71.5)

1.10 (0.83, 1.46)

1.10 (0.83, 1.46)

  Unknown

183/245 (74.7)

1.18 (0.77, 1.80)

1.15 (0.76, 1.76)

 Automobile access

  Yes

1211/1730 (70.0)

reference

reference

  No

648/886 (73.1)

1.09 (0.89, 1.33)

1.08 (0.88, 1.32)

Health conscious

 Interest in health topics

  Yes

1672/2394 (69.8)

reference

reference

  No

140/161 (87.0)

1.81 (1.10, 2.97)*

1.78 (1.09, 2.93)*

  Unknown

47/61 (77.1)

1.10 (0.58, 2.10)

1.04 (0.54, 1.99)

 Self-rated health

  Good

1396/2029 (68.8)

reference

reference

  Bad

3987/484 (80.0)

1.19 (0.92, 1.55)

1.14 (0.87, 1.50)

  Unknown

76/103 (73.8)

0.61 (0.35, 1.04)

0.58 (0.34, 1.01)

 Smoking status

  Never

1547/2213 (69,9)

reference

reference

  Past

111/156 (71.2)

0.98 (0.67, 1.44)

0.99 (0.68, 1.45)

  Current

87/101 (86.1)

2.71 (1.50, 4.91)*

2.71 (1.50, 4.90)*

  Unknown

114/146 (78.1)

1.13 (0.70, 1.81)

1.08 (0.67, 1.74)

 Community activities

  Yes

1062/1694 (62.7)

reference

reference

  No

8797/922 (86.4)

3.34 (2.66, 4.20)**

3.30 (2.62, 4.15)**

 Population density

  City

661/958 (69.0)

reference

reference

  Province

1198/1658 (72.3)

1.08 (0.90, 1.31)

1.07 (0.89, 1.29)

  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), smoke (never, past, current, and unknown), social participation (yes / no), and population density (city / province)
  6. cModel 2, Model 1 + total score of Kihon check list (<7, ≥7, and unknown)
  7. dThese results were indicated 2,255 women among those who were ‘living with someone or others’ in the family structure.