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Table 4 Univariate analysis of related factors of the community commitment

From: Factors associated with community commitment among older adults: a stratified analysis of community group leaders and members

 

All (n = 926)

Leader (n = 54)

Member (n = 872)

n or mean

% or (SD)

p-value

n or mean

% or (SD)

p-value

n or mean

% or (SD)

p-value

Sex

  

 Female

737

79.6

0.013

33

61.1

0.477

704

80.7

0.002

 Missing

15

1.6

 

2

3.7

 

13

1.5

 

SDC

  

 High (17 points or less)

561

60.6

0.460

41

75.9

0.255

520

59.6

0.721

 Low (18 points or more)

299

32.3

 

13

24.1

 

286

32.8

 

 Missing

66

7.1

 

0

0.0

 

66

7.6

 

Perceptions of role in group

  

 Existence

305

34.3

0.024

51

94.4

0.415

254

30.4

0.044

 Missing

37

4.0

 

0

0.0

 

37

4.2

 

Age

78.3

(6.1)

0.278

76.7

(5.0)

0.718

78.4

(6.1)

0.263

Economic status

  

 Sufficient

800

86.4

0.002

51

94.4

0.415

749

85.9

0.002

 Insufficient

120

13.0

 

3

5.6

 

117

13.4

 

 Missing

6

0.6

 

0

0.0

 

6

0.7

 

SF-15

46.8

(7.8)

 < 0.001

48.5

(7.1)

0.016

46.7

(7.9)

 < 0.001

WHO-5

16.3

(5.1)

 < 0.001

17.9

(4.3)

0.011

16.2

(5.1)

 < 0.001

LSNS-6

17.5

(5.9)

 < 0.001

19.5

(6.9)

0.001

17.4

(5.8)

 < 0.001

Frequency of going out

5.2

(1.7)

0.009

5.4

(1.5)

0.223

5.1

(1.8)

0.022

Years of group participation

6.4

(5.1)

0.018

9.6

(6.0)

0.658

6.2

(5.0)

0.034

Perceptions of pleasure in group

82.8

(17.2)

 < 0.001

91.2

(9.4)

0.017

82.3

(17.5)

 < 0.001

  1. Frequency of going out, (days/week)
  2. Years of group participation, (years)
  3. Perceptions of pleasure in group, Visual analogue scales. (0 − 100.0)
  4. SD Standard deviation, SDC Self-administered dementia checklist, SF-15 “self-efficacy for health promotion scale” in community-dwelling elderly (15.0 − 60.0), WHO-5 WHO-5 Japanese version (0 − 25.0), LSNS-6 Lubben Social Network Scale (0 − 30.0)