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A 5-year cohort study was conducted to determine factors that predict the institutionalization of elderly people who reside at home in a geographically-defined rural community in southern Japan. Among 766 (321 men and 445 women) residents living at home, 742 (97%) were followed-up for 5 years. During that period, 55 (25 men and 30 women) subjects were institutionalized. In univariate analysis, institutionalization...
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