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Table 6 Estimated impacts of SP on health outcomes by SP typea

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

 

MH2

BADL

IADL

(range: 10–70)

(range: 6–24)

(range: 5–20)

Coef.

 

SE

Coef.

SE

Coef.

 

SE

Interacting with friends

0.387

 

(0.315)

−0.023

(0.067)

−0.059

 

(0.055)

Playing Mahjong, chess or cards, or going to community club

1.167

**

(0.382)

0.133

(0.085)

0.174

**

(0.067)

Providing helps

1.263

*

(0.582)

0.033

(0.137)

0.036

 

(0.101)

Going to a sport or other kind of club

1.271

 

(0.662)

0.173

(0.153)

0.262

*

(0.115)

Participating in a community-related organization

1.294

 

(1.162)

0.265

(0.273)

0.116

 

(0.203)

Doing voluntary or charity work

−0.185

 

(1.749)

0.066

(0.450)

0.290

 

(0.306)

Caring for a sick or disabled adult

0.059

 

(1.826)

0.308

(0.452)

0.044

 

(0.320)

  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