Effects of a Lifestyle-Based Physical Activity Intervention on Medical Expenditure in Japanese Adults: A Community-Based Retrospective Study
Table 1
Participant baseline characteristics.
Intervention group
Control group
P value
()
()
Demographics
Age (years)
63.1 (4.4)
62.7 (4.5)
0.34
Sex, male (%)
36.7
41.7
0.47
Elderly (≥65 years, %)
38.3
37.7
0.92
Medical expenditures
Total medical expenditures per capita per year (US)
822.8 (–252.7 to 2012.4)
791.4 (167.5 to 1493.9)
0.93
Inpatient medical expenditures per capita per year (US)
460.6 (–535.4 to 1520.6)
312.4 (197.8 to 1006.0)
0.64
Outpatient medical expenditures per capita per year (US)
362.2 (95.2 to 679.4)
478.9 (255.5 to 597.6)
0.34
Values are means (SD). Values are least-squares means (95% CI). Significant difference between the intervention and control groups at baseline according to or t-test.
