Table 3. Incidence of functional disability and mortality by baseline mujin characteristics among 562 adults aged 65 years or older in Yamanashi, Japan (2003).
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n (%) or mean [SD] |
Functional disability | Mortality | ||||||
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| No. | Person- years |
Incidence rate |
No. | Person- years |
Incidence rate |
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| Participating in mujin | ||||||||
| 0. Never | 235 | (42) | 56 | 1521.5 | 0.037 | 42 | 1681.3 | 0.025 |
| 1. Past | 137 | (24) | 38 | 897.1 | 0.042 | 28 | 973.9 | 0.029 |
| 2. Current | 190 | (34) | 32 | 1301.6 | 0.025 | 25 | 1398.5 | 0.018 |
| Maximum number of concurrent mujin memberships | 2.3 | [1.6] | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Duration, ya | 19.6 | [13.3] | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frequency of meetinga | ||||||||
| 1. Bimonthly or less | 22 | 5 | 169.2 | 0.0296 | 4 | 177.3 | 0.0226 | |
| 2. Monthly or more | 303 | 65 | 2029.5 | 0.032 | 49 | 2195.1 | 0.0223 | |
| Is mujin fun or nota | ||||||||
| 1. Not so much fun/not fun at all | 16 | 6 | 108.7 | 0.055 | 4 | 114.5 | 0.035 | |
| 2. Somewhat fun | 89 | 20 | 595.0 | 0.034 | 14 | 637.9 | 0.022 | |
| 3. Great fun | 218 | 44 | 1466.4 | 0.030 | 35 | 1589.0 | 0.022 | |
| Size (number of members)a | 6.8 | [7.2] | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cost per meeting for meals and drinks (party fee) per time (Japanese yen)a | 2311 | [1808] | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deposit for group financing per time (Japanese yen)a | 5703 | [7718] | — | — | — | — | — | — |
aFor the mujin meeting that is most important for the respondent (if he/she participates in >1 mujin group).