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Table 1 Differences in covariates between preventive service users and non-users

From: Prevention services via public long-term care insurance can be effective among a specific group of older adults in Japan

  

Preventive service users

Non-users

Total

 
  

(n = 578)

(n = 711)

(n = 1289)

 
  

n

%

n

%

n

p-value

Age

< 85

331

44.2

418

55.8

749

0.581

 

> = 85

247

45.7

293

54.3

540

 

Sex

Male

159

39.9

239

60.1

398

0.018

 

Female

419

47.0

472

53.0

891

 

Certified level

Support level 1

354

41.9

490

58.1

844

0.004

 

Support level 2

224

50.3

221

49.7

445

 

Use of inpatient medical service

Yes

397

44.3

499

55.7

896

0.561

 

No

181

46.1

212

53.9

393

 

Use of outpatient medical service

Yes

411

44.8

507

55.2

918

0.937

 

No

167

45.0

204

55.0

371

 

Disabled status

Dependent

221

46.4

255

53.6

476

0.381

 

Independent

357

43.9

456

56.1

813

 

Demented status

Dependent

108

44.8

133

55.2

241

0.992

 

Independent

470

44.8

578

55.2

1048

 

Household income

Low

410

47.5

453

52.5

863

0.006

 

High and Middle

168

39.4

258

60.6

426

 

Charlson Comorbidity Index scores

=0

184

43.7

237

56.3

421

0.843*

 

> = 1

232

45.6

277

54.4

509

 
 

> = 3

123

48.2

132

51.8

255

 
 

> = 5

39

37.5

65

62.5

104

 
  1. * p-value by Wilcoxon’s sum rank test