Table 3 Linear regression models on life expectancy at birth (male) and measures of rurality, adjusting for socioeconomic deprivation and social isolation, Nova Scotia 2003–2007

Intercept

78.28***

78.74**

78.74***

78.16***

78.16**

78.30***

78.36***

78.40***

78.27***

78.27***

(77.23, 79.34)

(77.29, 80.19)

(77.55, 79.93)

(77.10, 79.22)

(76.95, 79.36)

(77.24, 79.36)

(77.30, 79.41)

(77.33, 79.48)

(77.20, 79.33)

(77.21, 79.33)

Material deprivation

-0.373**

-0.273

-0.246

-0.287*

-0.356*

-0.365**

-0.403**

-0.387**

-0.389**

-0.388**

(-0.639, -0.108)

(-0.617, 0.071)

(-0.553, 0.061)

(-0.573, -0.0005)

(-0.634, -0.078)

(-0.634, -0.095)

(-0.671, -0.136)

(-0.653, -0.120)

(-0.681, -0.097)

(-0.665, -0.110)

Social isolation

-0.443**

-0.499***

-0.513***

-0.521***

-0.427**

-0.465**

-0.407**

-0.441**

-0.435**

-0.434**

(-0.709, -0.178)

(-0.790, -0.207)

(-0.790, -0.235)

(-0.803, -0.239)

(-0.704, -0.151)

(-0.751, -0.178)

(-0.676, -0.139)

(-0.707, -0.175)

(-0.709, -0.160)

(-0.705, -0.164)

Rurality

-0.123

(-0.392, 0.145)

Urban vs rural

-0.825

(-1.831, 0.182)

Community types

Metro

1.214

(-0.309, 2.738)

Suburb

0.323

(-1.143, 1.789)

Big satellite town

0.298

(-1.180, 1.776)

Mid-size town

-1.038

(-2.347, 0.271)

Small town

-0.492

(-1.455, 0.471)

Village & settlement cluster

0.113

(-0.738, 0.963)

Sparse settlement

0.208

(-0.906, 1.322)

Adjusted R2

0.108

0.107

0.116

0.116

0.104

0.104

0.115

0.108

0.1103

0.104

F (Pr > F)

11.85 (<0.0001)

8.16 (<0.0001)

8.84 (<0.0001)

8.79 (<0.0001)

7.93 (<0.0001)

7.92 (<0.0001)

8.78 (<0.0001)

8.24 (<0.0001)

7.88 (<0.0001)

7.91 (<0.0001)