Education level and incident functional disability in elderly Japanese: The Ohsaki Cohort 2006 study.

ABSTRACT: As the factors that link education level with incident functional disability in elderly Japanese have never been investigated, the present study investigated this issue in an elderly Japanese population. A 9-year prospective cohort study (2006-2015) was conducted among 8,680 Japanese individuals (≥65 years), Ohsaki city, Japan. In a baseline survey, we collected data on education level and potential mediators. Data on incident functional disability were retrieved from the Long-term Care Insurance database. The Cox proportional hazards model was used to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for incident functional disability by education level (below upper-secondary education (reference), and upper secondary education and above). Mediating effects were estimate

SUBMITTER: Nurrika D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6414025 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature