Table 2.
Sekentei Scale score by participant characteristics
| Sekentei Scale score (ranging from 12 to 60) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | |||
| Age | 65–74 years old | 40.9 ± 5.0 | 0.001a |
| 75–84 years old | 42.4 ± 4.8 | ||
| Residential area | Downtown area | 41.8 ± 5.0 | 0.185a |
| Mountain side area | 41.2 ± 5.0 | ||
| Years of residence in the area | ≥ 54 years (above median) | 42.0 ± 4.8 | 0.018a |
| ≤ 53 years (below median) | 41.0 ± 5.1 | ||
| Marital status | Married | 41.5 ± 4.8 | 0.674a |
| Unmarried | 41.7 ± 5.6 | ||
| Current working status | Working | 40.9 ± 5.2 | 0.028a |
| Not working | 41.9 ± 4.8 | ||
| Years of education | ≥ 10 years | 41.5 ± 5.0 | 0.771a |
| ≤ 9 years | 41.4 ± 5.0 | ||
| Subjective financial stability | Poor | 39.3 ± 6.1 | 0.165b |
| Somewhat poor | 41.1 ± 5.0 | ||
| Normal | 41.7 ± 4.7 | ||
| Somewhat affluent | 41.8 ± 5.4 | ||
| Affluent | 42.5 ± 6.0 | ||
| Body mass index | Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2) | 40.3 ± 4.1 | 0.104b |
| Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 41.8 ± 4.9 | ||
| Overweight (≥ 25.0 kg/m2) | 41.0 ± 5.5 | ||
| Comorbidity | 0 | 41.1 ± 4.9 | 0.320b |
| 1 | 41.7 ± 5.1 | ||
| ≥ 2 | 41.8 ± 4.9 | ||
| Physically active | Yes | 40.4 ± 5.4 | 0.008a |
| No | 41.8 ± 4.8 | ||
SD standard deviation
at-test, bone-way analysis of covariance