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Table 2 Association between mortality from all dementias and potential determinants: results of regression analysis

From: The rise of mortality from mental and neurological diseases in Europe, 1979–2009: observational study

  

Univariate

   

Bivariate

  
  

Beta

Beta

Beta

Beta

Beta

Beta

Beta

  

S.E.

S.E.

S.E.

S.E.

S.E.

S.E.

S.E.

Men

Self-expression values

54.77

   

50.34

48.73

54.57

  

14.59****

   

18.53**

28.72

20.15**

 

Average income

 

4.35

  

0.04

  
   

1.95**

  

2.36

  
 

Health care expenditure

  

27.55

  

5.43

 
    

12.20**

  

13.60

 
 

Life expectancy, men

   

13.84

  

2.01

     

4.38***

  

8.15

Women

Self-expression values

65.19

   

64.31

52.15

65.16

  

14.54****

   

18.24***

23.89**

19.97***

 

Average income

 

5.10

  

0.00

  
   

2.03**

  

2.33

  
 

Health care expenditure

  

27.74

  

1.07

 
    

12.66***

  

12.98

 
 

Life expectancy, women

   

27.34

  

7.84

     

7.45***

  

11.33

  1. Notes: The table shows the regression coefficient (Beta) as well as its standard error (S.E.). In a forward selection procedure, age-standardized mortality from All dementias (aged 65 and over) was regressed on four possible determinants separately (“univariate”), and on self-expression vs. survival values and each of the other possible determinants separately (“bivariate”). Average income: Beta multiplied by 1000 (thus indicating effect of GDP, in 1000I$ per capita, on mortality). *p < .10 **p < .05 ***p < .01 ****p < .01.
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