Predictors for Increasing Eligibility Level among Home Help Service Users in the Japanese Long-Term Care Insurance System

Table 2

Comparison of the number of those at risk for disability between care level 1 or lower and care level 2.

	Care level 1 to less; (𝑁=278, *𝑁=210)	Care level 2; (𝑁=139, *𝑁=98)	𝜒^2	𝑃 value
BMI < 18.5 kg/m^2	65 (23.4%)	29 (20.9%)	0.34	0.56
Low grip strength	56 (20.1%)	59 (42.4%)	23.1	<0.01
CC < 31 cm	92 (33.1%)	62 (44.6%)	0.02	0.29
GDS5* ≥ 2	87 (42.2%)	63 (64.3%)	12.9	<0.01
MNA* ≤ 16	21 (10.0%)	11 (11.2%)	0.11	0.84

Low grip strength was defined as ≤27 kg in males and 16 kg in females aged 65–74 and ≤20 kg in males and 12 kg in females aged 75 or older; BMI: body mass index; CC: calf circumference; GDS5: 5 item geriatric depression scale; MNA: mininutritional assessment. Values are 𝑛 (%).
∗The number of subjects for questionnaires including PMADL-8, Participation scale, and Social support scale.