Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants and the recipients on dental care services
Character | Category | Analysis 1 | Participants on dental care | Analysis 2 | Participants on dental care |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total participants | Population at risk | ||||
(N = 5717) | (n = 2059) | (N = 4497) | (n = 839) | ||
N (%) | n, % for N | N (%) | n, % for N | ||
Age | Mean (SD) | 62.6 (15.9) | 60.2 (15.8) | 63.0 (15.9) | 59.2 (15.6) |
Sex | Male | 2790 (48.8) | 950, 34.1% | 2216 (49.3) | 376, 17.0% |
Female | 2927 (51.2) | 1109, 37.9% | 2281 (50.7) | 463, 20.3% | |
Living alone | Yes | 3762 (65.8) | 1353, 36.0% | 2943 (65.4) | 534, 18.1% |
No | 1955 (34.2) | 706, 36.1% | 1554 (34.6) | 305, 19.6% | |
Working status | Yes | 1088 (19.0) | 433, 39.8% | 856 (19.0) | 201, 23.5% |
No | 4629 (81.0) | 1626, 35.1% | 3641 (81.0) | 638, 17.5% | |
Nationality | Japanese | 5558 (97.2) | 1986, 35.7% | 4373 (97.2) | 801, 18.3% |
Other | 159 (2.8) | 73, 45.9% | 124 (2.8) | 38, 30.6% | |
Long-term care status | None | 4896 (85.6) | 1762, 36.0% | 3870 (86.1) | 736, 19.0% |
Support required | 202 (3.5) | 62, 30.7% | 163 (3.6) | 23, 14.1% | |
Care needs | 619 (10.8) | 235, 38.0% | 464 (10.3) | 80, 17.2% | |
Disabilities certificate | None | 4645 (81.2) | 1605, 34.6% | 3709 (82.5) | 669, 18.0% |
Mental disability | 536 (9.4) | 246, 45.9% | 392 (8.7) | 102, 26.0% | |
Intellectual disability | 83 (1.5) | 33, 39.8% | 59 (1.3) | 9, 15.3% | |
Physical disability | 453 (7.9) | 175, 38.6% | 337 (7.5) | 59, 17.5% | |
Municipality | A | 4213 (73.7) | 1537, 36.5% | 3310 (73.6) | 634, 19.2% |
B | 1504 (26.3) | 522, 34.7% | 1187 (26.4) | 205, 17.3% |