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Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents

From: Behavioral changes and hygiene practices of older adults in Japan during the first wave of COVID-19 emergency

Age at telephone survey, (IQR)

89.3

(88.3–90.6)

Time since basic survey, years. (IQR)

2.2

(1.7–3.0)

Female, n. (%)

246

(50.5)

Living alonea, n. (%)

130

(26.7)

Marital statusa, n. (%)

 Married

246

(50.5)

 Widowed

219

(45.0)

 Divorce

11

(2.3)

 Never married

8

(1.6)

 Missing

3

(0.6)

High educationa, n. (%)

231

(47.4)

 Missing

2

(0.4)

Smoking statusa, n (%)

 Current smoker

21

(4.3)

 Former smoker

182

(37.4)

 Never smoker

281

(57.7)

 Missing

3

(0.6)

Current alcohol intakea, n (%)

 No

292

(60.0)

 Yes

194

(39.8)

 Missing

1

(0.2)

BMI categorya, n (%)

 Underweight

28

(5.7)

 Normal weight

331

(68.0)

 Overweight

116

(23.8)

 Obesity

12

(2.5)

Self-rated healtha, n. (%)

 Very/good

202

(41.5)

 Fair

216

(44.4)

 Poor/very poor

66

(13.6)

 Don’t know

3

(0.6)

MMSEa, (IQR)

26

(24–28)

MMSEa (≤23)

77

(15.8)

 Missing

3

(0.6)

GDSa, (IQR)

3

(1–4)

GDSa (≥5)

119

(24.4)

 Missing

3

(0.6)

IADLa, (IQR)

5

(5)

IADLa (≤4)

62

(12.7)

Hearing impairmenta, n. (%)

36

(7.4)

 Missing

5

(1.0)

Visual impairmenta, n. (%)

119

(24.4)

 Missing

6

(1.2)

Number of chronic conditionsa, n (%)

 0–1

25

(5.2)

 2–4

219

(45.0)

 5≤

234

(48.0)

 Missing

9

(1.8)

Physical Activity Indexa (IQR), METs h/w

16.3

(9.7–27.8)

 Missing

1

(0.2)

Frequency of community interactiona, n. (%)

 None

82

(16.8)

 Several times/year

21

(4.3)

 Several times/month

106

(21.8)

 Several times/week

190

(39.0)

 Everyday

63

(12.9)

 Not sure

22

(4.5)

 Missing

3

(0.6)

  1. Abbreviations: IQR Interquartile range, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, IADL Instrumental activities of daily living, METs h/w Metabolic equivalents hour per week
  2. a assessed at baseline survey