Effects of a Lifestyle-Based Physical Activity Intervention on Medical Expenditure in Japanese Adults: A Community-Based Retrospective Study

Table 3

Odds ratios for medical care according to participation in the physical activity program.

	Hospitalization		Outpatient visiting
	Case/number of participants	OR (95% CI)	Case/number of participants	OR (95% CI)
Age (years, cont.)		1.03 (0.96 to 1.09)		1.03 (0.97 to 1.11)
Sex (male versus female)		0.76 (0.43 to 1.26)		0.72 (0.39 to 1.33)
Intervention status
Intervention group	7/60	1.00 (reference)	28/60	1.00 (reference)
Control group	40/300	1.16 (0.49 to 2.75)	254/300	6.47 (3.55 to 11.81)

Values are odds ratio (95% CI).
P < 0.05 versus intervention group.