Cross-sectional association between medical expenses and intellectual activity in community-dwelling older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known concerning the lifestyle habits and health conditions in community-dwelling elderly who do not get medical care. We investigated the cross-sectional association between medical expenses (ME) and intellectual activity (IA) in community-dwelling older Japanese.

Methods

Self-administered questionnaires were mailed to all residents born between 1945 and 1949 and covered by A City's medical insurance system (n = 19,354). Independent variables including health behaviors, oral health, social capital, neighborhood environment, and physical and mental functioning were included in the questionnaires. Medical fee receipts were used to evaluate ME for fiscal 2014, and respondents were classified into no, low, medium, and high ME groups. Higher-level functional

SUBMITTER: Tomioka K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5664812 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature