Table 1 Participant characteristics
|  | Men (n = 255) | Women (n = 195) |  |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | P-value | |
Age | Â | Â | 0.924 |
 70–74 years | 132 (51.8%) | 102 (52.3%) |  |
 75–79 years | 123 (48.2%) | 93 (47.7%) |  |
Residential area | Â | Â | 0.084 |
 Bunkyo | 78 (30.6%) | 64 (32.8%) |  |
 Fuchu | 91 (35.7%) | 51 (26.2%) |  |
 Oyama | 86 (33.7%) | 80 (41.0%) |  |
Educational attainment | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 < 13 years (Up to high school) | 118 (46.3%) | 132 (68.0%) |  |
 ≥ 13 years (College degree or more) | 137 (53.7%) | 62 (32.0%) |  |
Living arrangement | Â | Â | 0.076 |
 with others | 225 (88.6%) | 161 (82.6%) |  |
 alone | 29 (11.4%) | 34 (17.4%) |  |
Working with income | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 working | 94 (36.9%) | 37 (19.2%) |  |
 not working | 161 (63.1%) | 156 (80.8%) |  |
Body mass index (BMI) | Â | Â | 0.084 |
  < 25.0 kg/m2 | 199 (78.0%) | 164 (85.0%) |  |
  ≥ 25.0 kg/m2 | 56 (22.0%) | 29 (15.0%) |  |
Self-rated health | Â | Â | 0.031 |
 excellent | 12 (4.7%) | 5 (2.6%) |  |
 very good | 58 (22.9%) | 41 (21.1%) |  |
 good | 147 (58.1%) | 100 (51.5%) |  |
 fair | 32 (12.6%) | 36 (18.6%) |  |
 poor | 4 (1.6%) | 9 (4.6%) |  |
 very poor | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (1.5%) |  |
Driving status | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 driving | 160 (62.7%) | 49 (25.3%) |  |
 not driving | 95 (37.3%) | 145 (74.7%) |  |
Moderate to vigorous physical activity | Â | Â | 0.032 |
 < 150 min/week (not meeting guideline) | 176 (69.0%) | 153 (78.5%) |  |
 ≥ 150 min/week (meeting guideline) | 79 (31.0%) | 42 (21.5%) |  |