| Participants | Psychological distress status | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | High K6 (≥ 5) | Low K6 (< 5) | p value | |
(n = 1183) | (n = 125) | (n = 1058) | ||
Age, mean (SD) | 65.9 (11.7) | 64.7 (14.0) | 66.1 (11.3) | 0.20 |
Female, n (%) | 728 (62) | 91 (73) | 637 (60) | 0.006* |
BMI, mean (SD) | 22.9 (3.2) | 22.5 (3.1) | 22.9 (3.3) | 0.12 |
Past medical history of, n (%) | ||||
 Stroke | 37 (3) | 4 (3) | 33 (3) | 0.96 |
 Ischemic heart disease | 63 (5) | 8 (6) | 55 (5) | 0.57 |
 Hypertension | 413 (35) | 38 (30) | 375 (35) | 0.26 |
 Diabetes mellitus | 72 (6) | 7 (6) | 65 (6) | 0.81 |
 Dyslipidemia | 236 (20) | 27 (22) | 209 (20) | 0.63 |
Falling within 1 year | 221 (19) | 41 (33) | 180 (17) | < 0.0001†|
Hospitalization within 1 year | 124 (10) | 22 (18) | 102 (10) | 0.006* |
Current smoking, n (%) | 99 (8) | 12 (9) | 87 (8) | 0.60 |
Habitual drinking, n (%) | 358 (30) | 29 (23) | 329 (31) | 0.068 |
Activities, n (%) | ||||
 Habitual exercisinga | 581 (49) | 40 (32) | 541 (51) | < 0.0001†|
 Social participation with neighbors | 936 (79) | 77 (62) | 859 (81) | < 0.0001†|
 Social participation with non-neighbors | 1065 (90) | 107 (86) | 958 (91) | 0.081 |
 Having any hobbies | 975 (82) | 94 (75) | 881 (83) | 0.025* |