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Table 4 Adjusted mean (standard error) for the Physical Health Component Summary Score for the type and autonomy of social participation, stratified by gender

From: Positive and negative influences of social participation on physical and mental health among community-dwelling elderly aged 65–70 years: a cross-sectional study in Japan

 

Males

Females

Interaction

 

Na

Mean (SE)

  

P b

Na

Mean (SE)

  

P b

Volunteer groups

 Non-participation

3,995

46.66 (0.20)

  

0.430

5,568

46.17 (0.20)

*

 

0.004

p = 0.421

 Very/rather obligatory

341

46.93 (0.39)

   

298

46.11 (0.41)

    

 Rather voluntary

379

46.84 (0.38)

   

567

47.06 (0.33)

*

   

 Very voluntary

372

47.19 (0.38)

   

522

46.76 (0.34)

    

Sports groups

 Non-participation

3,627

46.59 (0.20)

*

 

<0.001

4,654

46.02 (0.20)

*

*

<0.001

p = 0.650

 Very/rather obligatory

144

46.42 (0.56)

   

158

46.56 (0.53)

    

 Rather voluntary

493

47.21 (0.34)

   

757

46.97 (0.30)

*

   

 Very voluntary

811

47.93 (0.30)

*

  

1,361

47.10 (0.26)

 

*

  

Hobby clubs

 Non-participation

3,230

46.58 (0.20)

*

 

<0.001

3,674

46.02 (0.20)

*

*

<0.001

p = 0.190

 Very/rather obligatory

144

46.14 (0.56)

   

173

46.68 (0.51)

    

 Rather voluntary

720

46.64 (0.30)

 

*

 

1,122

46.68 (0.27)

*

   

 Very voluntary

983

47.63 (0.28)

*

*

 

1,962

46.97 (0.25)

 

*

  

Senior citizens’ clubs

 Non-participation

4,531

46.75 (0.20)

  

0.317

6,350

46.27 (0.20)

  

0.351

p = 0.240

 Very/rather obligatory

298

46.64 (0.41)

   

302

45.73 (0.41)

    

 Rather voluntary

175

45.87 (0.51)

   

204

46.72 (0.48)

    

 Very voluntary

85

47.07 (0.72)

   

91

46.22 (0.69)

    

Neighborhood community associations

 Non-participation

2,557

46.60 (0.21)

  

0.251

3,169

45.92 (0.21)

*

*

<0.001

p = 0.014

 Very/rather obligatory

1,692

46.82 (0.24)

   

2,623

46.66 (0.22)

*

   

 Rather voluntary

566

46.80 (0.33)

   

869

47.16 (0.29)

 

*

  

 Very voluntary

257

47.38 (0.44)

   

274

46.27 (0.42)

    

Cultural groups

 Non-participation

4,301

46.67 (0.20)

  

0.051

5,294

46.19 (0.20)

*

*

0.003

p = 0.540

 Very/rather obligatory

132

45.99 (0.58)

   

205

46.41 (0.48)

    

 Rather voluntary

304

47.49 (0.41)

   

673

46.88 (0.31)

*

   

 Very voluntary

357

47.12 (0.39)

   

773

46.90 (0.30)

 

*

  
  1. The data in this table are adjusted for age, family size, BMI, comorbidities, smoking, alcohol intake, depression and cognitive functioning
  2. aThe total N varies slightly between each group as a result of missing data
  3. bThis is by use of an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) for differences in mean scores
  4. * P<0.05 with the Bonferroni correction method