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. 2024 Mar 13;19(3):e0286169.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286169. eCollection 2024.

Trend of estimated participation rate by regional block, gender, and age group in the 1997-2019: National Health and Nutrition Survey in Japan

Midori Ishikawa  1 , Osamu Hemmi  1 , Hidemi Takimoto  2 , Mai Matsumoto  2 , Tetsuji Yokoyama  1
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Trend of estimated participation rate by regional block, gender, and age group in the 1997-2019: National Health and Nutrition Survey in Japan

Midori Ishikawa et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the trend of approximate participation rate in Japan's National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHNS_J). The proportion of participants among all residents of surveyed districts (estimated participation rate: EPR) was calculated by 12 regional blocks, gender, and age group, and the trend and annual percent change (APC) were clarified. Based on the 1997-2019 NHNS_J data, we created a database classified by prefecture, gender, and age group; in addition to these, the number of people per household by Population Census or population estimates were obtained from e-Stat and added to the database. All analyses were performed by regional block and gender and EPR for each year was calculated by the age group. Trends of EPR, overall and by the age group, were presented using graphs, illustrating the exponential regression curve. The graphs showed APC, standard error, and statistical significance by age group. The EPRs were declining in all the regional blocks. Additionally, the rates of decline in APC in young people under the age of 50 years were higher than those in the older age groups in 9 of 12 regional blocks. The nationwide APC in the age group <50 years was significantly larger than that in the age group ≥50 years. The declining EPR trend in NHNS_J in all regional blocks (especially among younger people) suggests the need for a strategy to improve participation rates in the future.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. Survey districts and participants of NHNS_J.
The estimated participation rate (EPR) is defined as C/A.
Fig 2
Fig 2. Summary of the secular trends in estimated participation rates (EPR) nationwide and by regional block.
APC: annual percent change. AAPC (average APC): a weighted average of the APCs before and after 2004. Nationwide-JP: nationwide Joinpoint regression curve with one joinpoint. See Fig 3 for details.
Fig 3
Fig 3. Secular Trend of Estimated Participation Rate (EPR) (left) and Annual Percent Change (APC) (right) nationwide and by regional block, gender and age group.
Regional blocks: Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto I, Kanto II, Hokuriku, Tokai, Kinki I, Kinki II, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kita Kyushu, Minami Kyushu. See S1 Fig for geographic location.
Fig 4
Fig 4. Comparison of trends in estimated participation rates for age groups <50 years and ≥50 years for both sexes.
P = 0.001 for difference in annual percent change (APC) between the age groups. AAPC (average APC): a weighted average of the APCs before and after 2004. Nationwide-JP: nationwide Joinpoint regression curve with one joinpoint.
Fig 5
Fig 5. Change in the nationwide annual percent change (APC) before and after 2004.
AAPC (average APC): a weighted average of the APCs before and after 2004. P = 0.053 for difference in APC before and after 2004 by the Joinpoint regression analysis.
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