Table 1.
Characteristics of the eight patients with social isolation interviewed for the study: N (%)
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 4 (50.0) |
| Female | 4 (50.0) |
| Age (year) | |
| 65–69 | 3 (37.5) |
| 70–79 | 5 (62.5) |
| 80 or more | 0 (0.0) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 3 (37.5) |
| High school | 1 (12.5) |
| Junior college | 2 (25.0) |
| More than or equal to college | 2 (25.0) |
| Annual household income (million JPY) | |
| <2.00 (≒18 000 US dollar) | 2 (25.0) |
| 2.00‐4.99 | 5 (62.5) |
| ≥5.00 | 1 (12.5) |
| Number of comorbiditiesa | |
| 0 | 2 (25.0) |
| 1 | 4 (50.0) |
| ≥2 | 2 (25.0) |
a
Simple counts of the following chronic conditions: hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, stroke, cardiac diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, digestive diseases, kidney diseases, urologic diseases, arthritis, rheumatism, mental disorders, endocrine diseases, and malignancy.