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Table 4 Multiple ordered probit regression analyses with frequency of sports activities per week as dependent variable

From: Association of informal caregiving with body mass index and frequency of sporting activities: evidence of a population-based study in Germany

 

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(3)

(4)

(5)

Independent variables

Dependent variable: Frequency of sports activities

Sex: female (Ref.: male)

0.121+

0.110+

0.149*

0.110+

0.166**

(0.063)

(0.063)

(0.063)

(0.063)

(0.064)

Age in years

−0.012*

−0.011*

−0.010*

−0.011*

−0.008

(0.005)

(0.005)

(0.005)

(0.005)

(0.005)

Marital status: - married, not living together with spouse (Ref.: married and living together with spouse)

0.0756

0.0778

0.0956

0.0716

0.204

(0.203)

(0.203)

(0.204)

(0.203)

(0.102)

 - divorced

0.139

0.159

0.122

0.156

0.204

(0.107)

(0.107)

(0.107)

(0.107)

(0.073)

 - widowed

−0.119

−0.0895

−0.123

−0.0830

0.108

(0.116)

(0.116)

(0.116)

(0.116)

(−0.179)

 - single

−0.216+

−0.205+

−0.219+

−0.214+

0.118

(0.117)

(0.117)

(0.117)

(0.117)

(−0.217)

Number of illnesses

−0.050**

−0.055**

−0.055**

−0.056**

−0.048**

(0.018)

(0.017)

(0.017)

(0.017)

(0.018)

Mean monthly net equivalent income

0.068**

0.075***

0.068**

0.074***

0.076***

(0.021)

(0.021)

(0.021)

(0.021)

(0.021)

Occupational status: - retired (Ref.: employed)

0.154

0.169+

0.181+

0.173+

0.208

(0.101)

(0.101)

(0.101)

(0.101)

(0.102)

 - others

−0.113

−0.113

−0.102

−0.113

−0.065

(0.107)

(0.107)

(0.107)

(0.107)

(0.109)

Help around house: yes (Ref.: no)

−0.225***

    

(0.063)

    

Looking after someone: yes (Ref.: no)

 

−0.062

   
 

(0.080)

   

Nursing care services: yes (Ref.: no)

  

−0.284***

  
  

(0.068)

  

Any other help: yes (Ref.: no)

   

−0.024

 
   

(0.064)

 

Time per week spent for informal care (in hours)

    

−0.011***

    

(0.002)

Constant cut1

−1.511***

−1.333***

−1.312***

−1.313***

−1.189***

(0.281)

(0.280)

(0.275)

(0.279)

(0.280)

Constant cut2

−1.141***

−0.966***

−0.941***

−0.945***

−0.814**

(0.280)

(0.278)

(0.273)

(0.278)

(0.279)

Constant cut3

−0.913**

−0.739**

−0.713**

−0.720**

−0.577*

(0.280)

(0.278)

(0.273)

(0.278)

(0.279)

Constant cut4

−0.416

−0.245

−0.217

−0.224

−0.066

(0.279)

(0.278)

(0.273)

(0.277)

(0.279)

Constant cut5

0.617*

0.790**

0.820**

0.809**

0.982***

(0.281)

(0.280)

(0.275)

(0.279)

(0.281)

Observations

1273

1274

1275

1273

1236

Pseudo R2

0.014

0.011

0.016

0.012

0.021

  1. Comments: Coefficients were reported (larger values correspond to “higher” outcomes). 95% confidence intervals in parentheses
  2. ***p < 0.001
  3. **p < 0.01
  4. *p < 0.05, + p < 0.10