Changes and Variations in Death Due to Senility in Japan
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Number of Deaths
2.2. Socioeconomic Factors
2.3. Ethics
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Mean ± SD | Minimum | Maximum | |||
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Number of Years | 24 | ||||
Malignant neoplasm | 261.8 | ± | 28.9 | 211.6 | 300.7 |
Heart diseases | 137.6 | ± | 19.0 | 110.8 | 167.6 |
Cerebrovascular diseases | 100.8 | ± | 8.5 | 87.1 | 117.9 |
Pneumonia | 81.2 | ± | 13.3 | 56.9 | 98.9 |
Senility | 35.7 | ± | 23.2 | 16.7 | 88.2 |
All | 1994~2004 (Trend 1) | 2005~2018 (Trend 2) | ||||||||||
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Mean ± SD | p | Mean ± SD | p | Mean ± SD | p | |||||||
Malignant neoplasm | 0.119 | ± | 0.003 | <0.001 | 0.119 | ± | 0.005 | <0.001 | 0.119 | ± | 0.002 | <0.001 |
Heart diseases | 0.162 | ± | 0.012 | <0.001 | 0.150 | ± | 0.004 | <0.001 | 0.170 | ± | 0.002 | <0.001 |
Cerebrovascular diseases | 0.219 | ± | 0.011 | <0.001 | 0.208 | ± | 0.004 | <0.001 | 0.226 | ± | 0.002 | <0.001 |
Pneumonia | 0.193 | ± | 0.016 | <0.001 | 0.182 | ± | 0.009 | <0.001 | 0.201 | ± | 0.004 | <0.001 |
Senility | 0.312 | ± | 0.038 | 0.349 | ± | 0.019 | 0.285 | ± | 0.006 |
All | Men | Women | ||||
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r | p | r | p | r | p | |
The number of elderly individuals (≧65 years old) (%) | 0.652 | <0.001 | 0.539 | <0.001 | 0.641 | <0.001 |
The number of single-person households (%) | −0.460 | 0.001 | −0.435 | 0.002 | −0.455 | 0.001 |
Household income (Japanese yen) | −0.016 | 0.917 | −0.001 | 0.995 | −0.003 | 0.982 |
Medical bills per elderly subject (≧75 years old) (Japanese yen) | −0.439 | 0.002 | −0.518 | <0.001 | −0.439 | 0.002 |
All | B | 95% CI | Standardized β | p | VIF | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Constant | 30.662 | −34.577 | 95.901 | 0.000 | 0.349 | |
The number of elderly individuals (≧65 years old) (%) | 4.961 | 3.387 | 6.534 | 0.641 | <0.001 | 1.169 |
The number of single-person households (%) | −0.247 | −1.475 | 0.980 | −0.047 | 0.687 | 1.515 |
Medical bills per elderly subject (≧75 years old) (Japanese yen) | −0.0001 | −0.0001 | −4.260 | −0.424 | <0.001 | 1.352 |
R2 = 0.63, p < 0.001 | ||||||
Men | ||||||
Constant | 30.540 | −9.929 | 71.009 | 0.000 | 0.135 | |
The number of elderly individuals (≧65 years old) (%) | 2.414 | 1.438 | 3.390 | 0.542 | <0.001 | 1.169 |
The number of single-person households (%) | −0.024 | −0.785 | 0.737 | −0.008 | 0.950 | 1.515 |
Medical bills per elderly subject (≧75 years old) (Japanese yen) | −0.0001 | −0.0001 | −0.00003 | −0.520 | <0.001 | 1.352 |
R2 = 0.56, p < 0.001 | ||||||
Women | ||||||
Constant | 52.772 | −35.718 | 141.263 | 0.000 | 0.236 | |
The number of elderly individuals (≧65 years old) (%) | 6.502 | 4.367 | 8.636 | 0.631 | <0.001 | 1.169 |
The number of single-person households (%) | −0.315 | −1.980 | 1.350 | −0.045 | 0.705 | 1.515 |
Medical bills per elderly subject (≧75 years old) (Japanese yen) | −0.0001 | −0.0002 | −0.0001 | −0.425 | <0.001 | 1.352 |
R2 = 0.62, p < 0.001 |
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Bando, M.; Miyatake, N.; Kataoka, H.; Kinoshita, H.; Tanaka, N.; Suzuki, H.; Katayama, A. Changes and Variations in Death Due to Senility in Japan. Healthcare 2020, 8, 443. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040443
Bando M, Miyatake N, Kataoka H, Kinoshita H, Tanaka N, Suzuki H, Katayama A. Changes and Variations in Death Due to Senility in Japan. Healthcare. 2020; 8(4):443. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040443
Chicago/Turabian StyleBando, Masaki, Nobuyuki Miyatake, Hiroaki Kataoka, Hiroshi Kinoshita, Naoko Tanaka, Hiromi Suzuki, and Akihiko Katayama. 2020. "Changes and Variations in Death Due to Senility in Japan" Healthcare 8, no. 4: 443. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040443
APA StyleBando, M., Miyatake, N., Kataoka, H., Kinoshita, H., Tanaka, N., Suzuki, H., & Katayama, A. (2020). Changes and Variations in Death Due to Senility in Japan. Healthcare, 8(4), 443. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040443