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Table 4 Adjusted prevalence ratios for poor IADL associated with the type and frequency of social participation, stratified by age and gender (reference: non-participation of each activity)

From: Age and gender differences in the association between social participation and instrumental activities of daily living among community-dwelling elderly

 

Male young-old

Male old-old

Female young-old

Female old-old

 

(n = 5348)

(n = 2903)

(n = 6119)

(n = 3310)

 

PRa (95% CI)

PRa (95% CI)

PRa (95% CI)

PRa (95% CI)

Volunteer groups

 Infrequentb

0.76 (0.62–0.94) *

0.65 (0.50–0.86) **

0.53 (0.23–1.20)

0.81 (0.51–1.31)

 Frequentc

0.96 (0.73–1.27)

0.63 (0.43–0.94) *

0.40 (0.09–1.70)

0.71 (0.32–1.56)

Sports groups

   

 Infrequentb

0.76 (0.62–0.93) **

0.62 (0.44–0.86) **

0.14 (0.02–1.03)

0.14 (0.02–0.95) *

 Frequentc

0.85 (0.70–1.02)

0.71 (0.55–0.93) *

0.24 (0.10–0.59) **

0.32 (0.18–0.55) ***

Hobby groups

 Infrequentb

0.75 (0.64–0.87) ***

0.64 (0.51–0.80) ***

0.18 (0.08–0.41) ***

0.59 (0.41–0.84) **

 Frequentc

0.81 (0.67–0.98) *

0.70 (0.55–0.90) **

0.18 (0.08–0.42) ***

0.27 (0.16–0.47) ***

Cultural groups

 Infrequentb

0.76 (0.59–0.99) *

0.65 (0.48–0.89) **

0.07 (0.01–0.52) **

0.30 (0.17–0.55) ***

 Frequentc

0.83 (0.54–1.30)

0.85 (0.53–1.35)

0.36 (0.09–1.47)

0.20 (0.07–0.60) **

Senior citizens’ clubs

 Infrequentd

1.16 (0.91–1.47)

0.89 (0.69–1.14)

0.35 (0.09–1.41)

0.83 (0.59–1.18)

 Frequente

0.91 (0.67–1.25)

0.65 (0.49–0.86) **

0.56 (0.23–1.37)

0.52 (0.36–0.76) **

Neighborhood community associations

 Infrequentd

0.90 (0.78–1.02)

0.74 (0.62–0.88) **

0.40 (0.24–0.67) ***

0.62 (0.44–0.88) **

 Frequente

0.71 (0.56–0.90) **

0.76 (0.56–1.02)

0.46 (0.18–1.19)

0.47 (0.27–0.84) *

Paid work

 Infrequentf

1.01 (0.86–1.20)

0.96 (0.73–1.26)

0.21 (0.05–0.87) *

0.14 (0.02–0.99)*

 Frequentg

1.01 (0.86–1.18)

1.00 (0.74–1.35)

0.56 (0.23–1.36)

1.06 (0.46–2.46)

  1. CI confidence interval, IADL instrumental activities of daily living, PR prevalence ratio
  2. Young-old means aged 65–74, and old-old means aged 75 or over
  3. Bold values highlight statistical significance
  4. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
  5. aAdjusted for age, residential area, marital status, subjective economic situations, pensions, chronic diseases, body mass index, alcohol, smoking, dietary habit, depression, cognitive function, self-rated health, and sensing a purpose in life. bWeekly or more. cMonthly or less. dMonthly or more. eYearly. fFour times or more per week. gThree times or less per week