Table 1.

Participant Characteristics at Baseline

CharacteristicTotal
(N = 1,161)
Non-Hospitalized
(n = 1,074)
Hospitalized
(n = 87)
Lost to Follow-Up
(n = 101)
Age, mean (SD), y
Sex, No. (%)
     57.8 (10.3)     57.5 (10.2)62.4 (9.9)     53.6 (10.2)
   Male566 (48.8)514 (47.9)52 (59.8)49 (48.5)
Educational level, No. (%)
   Bachelor’s degree or higher528 (45.5)492 (45.8)36 (41.4)38 (37.6)
   Data missing24 (2.1)23 (2.1)1 (1.1)5 (5.0)
Number of chronic conditions, mean (SD)    1.2 (1.3)    1.2 (1.3)    1.9 (1.6)    1.0 (1.1)
   Data missing, No. (%)36 (3.1)33 (3.1)3 (3.4)10 (9.9)
EQ-5D-5L, mean (SD)         0.89 (0.08)         0.89 (0.08)         0.83 (0.14)         0.88 (0.10)
   Data missing, No. (%)    5 (0.4)    4 (0.4)    1 (1.1)    0 (0.0)
Usual source of care, No. (%)
   Yes723 (62.3)671 (62.5)52 (59.8)57 (56.4)
JPCAT scores, mean (SD)a
Total score
Domain scores
47.5 (17.0)47.6 (16.9)45.5 (17.8)45.2 (19.5)
   First contact34.3 (26.3)34.3 (26.4)33.4 (25.9)29.6 (27.2)
   Longitudinality57.0 (25.2)57.2 (25.1)54.6 (26.5)52.9 (29.9)
   Coordination56.1 (30.6)56.2 (30.3)54.9 (34.3)52.0 (34.6)
   Comprehensiveness (services available)51.1 (26.3)51.1 (26.3)50.5 (26.0)51.8 (30.7)
   Comprehensiveness (services provided)36.3 (32.0)36.6 (32.3)31.6 (26.4)32.0 (30.9)
   Community orientation50.1 (19.7)50.2 (19.8)48.8 (18.9)52.9 (20.0)
  • EQ-5D-5L = 5-level version of the EuroQol 5-dimensional questionnaire; JPCAT = Japanese version of Primary Care Assessment Tool.

  • a Participants who have usual source of care.