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Table 5 Estimated impacts of SP on health outcomes by gender and age groupa

From: Impact of social participation on health among middle-aged and elderly adults: evidence from longitudinal survey data in China

Health outcome

Gender

Age group

Men

Women

Aged 45–59

Aged 60–69

Aged 70+

Coef.

 

SE

Coef.

 

SE

Coef.

 

SE

Coef.

 

SE

Coef.

SE

Mental health

 MH1 (range: 1–5)

0.016

 

(0.030)

0.060

*

(0.029)

0.070

*

(0.033)

0.011

 

(0.034)

0.068

(0.044)

 MH2 (range: 10–70)

0.776

 

(0.417)

1.624

***

(0.453)

0.807

 

(0.476)

1.851

***

(0.499)

0.706

(0.686)

Self-rated health (RH) (range: 1–5)

0.078

 

(0.075)

0.090

 

(0.076)

0.110

 

(0.085)

0.013

 

(0.088)

0.151

(0.116)

Activities of daily livings (ADL)

 BADL (range: 6–24)

0.221

*

(0.110)

−0.113

 

(0.080)

0.078

 

(0.092)

0.028

 

(0.099)

− 0.059

(0.149)

 IADL (range: 5–20)

0.078

 

(0.070)

−0.036

 

(0.082)

−0.009

 

(0.060)

0.144

 

(0.083)

−0.116

(0.159)

  1. Note: a Based on LV2 models, controlled for two-wave-lagged health outcome, as well as covariates
  2. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05