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Table 1 Mean values and proportions for demographic factors (n = 12,883)

From: Prevalence and municipal variation in chronic musculoskeletal pain among independent older people: data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES)

 

n

%

Number of municipalities

58

-

Age, years

65–69

3721

28.9

70–74

4004

31.1

75–79

2922

22.7

80–84

1565

12.1

  ≥ 85

671

5.2

Gender

Men

6687

51.9

Women

6196

48.1

Educational attainment

Under 6 years

40

0.3

6–9 years

2481

19.3

10–12 years

5696

44.2

13 years and more

4477

34.8

Other

78

0.6

Missing

111

0.9

Marital status

Married

9731

75.5

Widowed

2007

15.6

Divorced

593

4.6

Single

413

3.2

Other

53

0.4

Missing

86

0.7

History of hypertension

5535

43.0

History of diabetes

1667

12.9

History of hyperlipidemia

2009

15.6

 

Mean

SD

GDS scores: 0–15

2.8

2.9

Population density, people/km2 (municipality level)

n

%

< 200: underpopulated area

650

5.0

200–1,999: suburban area

5,868

45.5

2000–3,999: urban area

970

7.5

≥ 4000: metropolitan area

5,395

41.9

Population aging rate, % (municipality level)

Minimum

-

21.0

Median

-

25.7

Maximum

-

45.7

First tertile: 21.0 to 24.3

3,864

30.0

Second tertile: 24.7 to 27.8

4,939

38.3

Third tertile: 28.4 to 45.7

4,080

31.7

  1. GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, SD Standard deviation