Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of the municipalities.

	Intervention (n = 13)		Control (n = 12)		Standardized Difference
	mean [SD]				Raw	Weighted
Demographic
Proportion of aged ≥65, %	24.6	[5.0]	25.7	[8.3]	−0.24	−0.05
Proportion of older people using LTCIa, %	16.7	[2.7]	15.6	[1.5]	−0.05	−0.02
Incidence of certified LTCIa, %	4.6	[0.6]	5.2	[3.9]	−0.06	−0.03
Standardized Mortality Ratio (aged ≥65)	0.98	[0.07]	1.05	[0.08]	−0.607	−0.086
Financial Capability Index	0.7	[0.4]	0.7	[0.3]	0.254	0.076
City Indexb	1.6	[0.8]	1.7	[0.5]	0.3	0.03
Number of community salons (/10,000 aged ≥65)	16.7	[31.1]	13.8	[19.6]	0.09	−0.09
Years since participating in JAGES	6.1	[4.0]	6.3	[3.8]	−0.22	−0.02
Characteristics of municipality staff
Proportion of office workers	0.3	[0.3]	0.3	[0.3]	−0.03	0.02
Longest years in service	7.7	[6.8]	8.0	[5.3]	0.1	−0.03

SD = standard deviation.

^aLTCI = Long-Term Care Insurance.

^bCity Index = Categories of residential population density (1: <1000/km², 2: 1000–4000/km², 3: >4000/km²).