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Table 5 Regional and neighbourhood characteristics models with fixed effects, random effects and standard errors for PCS in 2004

From: The impact of regional and neighbourhood deprivation on physical health in Germany: a multilevel study

 

Model 4a

(sociodemographic/selected regional and neighbourhood variables**)

Model 5a

(+ specific neighbourhood variables)

Model 6a

(+ specific neighbourhood/health behaviour variables)

 

β (SE)

p-value

β (SE)

p-value

β (SE)

p-value

Fixed effects

      

Level 1 (individuals)

      

Smoking

    

-0.24 (0.13)

0.065

No sports

    

-1.48* (0.13)

< 0.001

BMI in kg/m2

      

   < 25.0

    

Ref.

 

   25.0- 29.9

    

-0.93* (0.13)

< 0.001

   ≥ 30.0

    

-3.42* (0.18)

< 0.001

Level 2 (households)

      

Purchasing power in 1,000 €

0.05* (0.01)

< 0.001

0.04* (0.01)

0.001

0.03* (0.01)

0.015

Disturbance by noise

      

   None

  

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

   Little

  

-0.37* (0.17)

0.029

-0.37* (0.17)

0.027

   Tolerable

  

-0.66* (0.24)

0.007

-0.65* (0.24)

0.007

   Strong

  

-0.71* (0.35)

0.042

-0.64 (0.34)

0.065

   Very strong

  

-0.61 (0.61)

0.317

-0.64 (0.59)

0.283

Disturbance by air pollution

      

   None

  

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

   Little

  

-0.39* (0.17)

0.021

-0.42* (0.17)

0.013

   Tolerable

  

-0.95* (0.27)

< 0.001

-0.98* (0.27)

< 0.001

   Strong

  

-1.53* (0.43)

< 0.001

-1.59* (0.42)

< 0.001

   Very strong

  

-2.36* (0.85)

0.005

-2.19* (0.83)

0.009

Walking distance to public green space

      

   Less than 10 min.

  

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

   10 to 20 min.

  

-0.21 (0.17)

0.203

-0.18 (0.16)

0.269

   More than 20 min.

  

-0.94* (0.27)

< 0.001

-0.82* (0.27)

0.002

   Not existing/unavailable by foot

  

-0.71* (0.23)

0.002

-0.63* (0.22)

0.004

   Not specified

  

-0.55 (0.47)

0.251

-0.48 (0.47)

0.308

Walking distance to public sports/leisure facilities

      

   Less than 10 min.

  

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

   10 to 20 min.

  

-0.32* (0.16)

0.038

-0.30 (0.15)

0.051

   More than 20 min.

  

-0.72* (0.21)

0.001

-0.70* (0.21)

0.001

   Not existing/unavailable by foot

  

-0.74* (0.26)

0.004

-0.63* (0.25)

0.012

   Not specified

  

-2.30* (0.44)

< 0.001

-2.34* (0.43)

< 0.001

Level 3 (regions)

      

East

-0.51* (0.24)

0.035

-0.39 (0.24)

0.101

-0.37 (0.23)

0.119

Random variation

      

Level 1 (individuals)

57.76 (0.81)

 

57.62 (0.81)

 

56.71 (0.79)

 

Level 2 (households)

9.82 (0.69)

 

9.31 (0.68)

 

8.38 (0.66)

 

Level 3 (regions)

1.16 (0.20)

 

1.09 (0.20)

 

1.01 (0.19)

 

-2*loglikelihood

(number of cases)

144,387

(20,481)

144,204

(20,481)

143,657

(20,481)

  1. Notes: PCS, physical component score; β, beta coefficients; SE, standard errors; BMI, Body Mass Index. a adjusted for age, gender, migration background, education and unemployment at level 1 as well as household type and net equivalence income (log) at level 2. * significant at the 5% level using Wald test. ** Neighbourhood variables were selected using backward selection based on the Wald test, p-values > 0.1.