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Table 3 Estimated associations with changes in normalised health variables over the 9-year perioda

From: Widening disparities in health between educational levels and their determinants in later life: evidence from a nine-year cohort study

 

Men (n = 9320)

Women (n = 10,704)

Model 1

Model 3

Model 1

Model 3

Coef.b

SEc

Coef.

SE

Coef.

SE

Coef.

SE

(1) Self-rated healthd

 Low-educated

0.16***

(0.02)

0.08***

(0.02)

0.17***

(0.02)

0.11***

(0.02)

 Low household spending

  

0.02

(0.02)

  

−0.05***

(0.01)

 Low social participation

  

0.23***

(0.02)

  

0.21***

(0.02)

 Low physical activity

  

0.23***

(0.04)

  

0.21***

(0.03)

 Smoking

  

0.05**

(0.02)

  

0.03

(0.02)

 Problem drinking

  

0.05**

(0.02)

  

−0.04

(0.02)

 No regular health check-up

  

0.07***

(0.02)

  

0.04**

(0.02)

 Self-rated health at baseline

−0.55***

(0.01)

−0.57***

(0.01)

−0.58***

(0.01)

−0.59***

(0.01)

(2) Functional limitationsd

 Low-educated

0.05*

(0.02)

−0.01

(0.03)

0.16***

(0.03)

0.10***

(0.03)

 Low household spending

  

0.05*

(0.02)

  

−0.03

(0.02)

 Low social participation

  

0.20***

(0.02)

  

0.19***

(0.02)

 Low physical activity

  

0.13**

(0.05)

  

0.14***

(0.04)

 Smoking

  

0.01

(0.02)

  

0.13***

(0.02)

 Problem drinking

  

0.08**

(0.03)

  

−0.05

(0.03)

 No regular health check-up

  

0.02

(0.02)

  

0.11***

(0.02)

 Functional limitations at baseline

−0.58***

(0.01)

−0.58***

(0.01)

−0.50***

(0.01)

−0.51***

(0.01)

(3) Psychological distressd

 Low-educated

0.14***

(0.02)

0.07***

(0.02)

0.09***

(0.02)

0.04

(0.02)

 Low household spending

  

0.03*

(0.02)

  

−0.01

(0.01)

 Low social participation

  

0.19***

(0.02)

  

0.15***

(0.02)

 Low physical activity

  

0.08*

(0.03)

  

0.06*

(0.03)

 Smoking

  

0.00

(0.01)

  

0.04*

(0.02)

 Problem drinking

  

0.05*

(0.02)

  

0.00

(0.02)

 No regular health check-up

  

0.06***

(0.02)

  

0.07***

(0.02)

 Psychological distress at baseline

−0.52***

(0.01)

−0.54***

(0.01)

−0.47***

(0.01)

− 0.48***

(0.01)

  1. aControlled for ages at baseline. b Coefficient. c Standard error. d Normalised by mean and standard deviation
  2. *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, *p < 0.05