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Table 2 Direct and indirect effects of variables on self-rated health (SRH)

From: Determinants of self-rated health among an older Tibetan population in a Chinese plateau area: analysis based on the conceptual framework for determinants of health

Latent Variable

Direct Effect

Indirect Effect

Total Effect

Socioeconomic status

−0.294***

0.252***

−0.042

Health behaviors

−0.439***

−0.083

−0.522 **

Physical health

−0.230***

−0.059***

−0.289 ***

Mental health

0

−0.320***

−0.320 ***

Chronic diseases

− 0.323***

0

− 0.323***

Gender

0.194*

−0.366***

−0.172***

Age

0

−0.119***

−0.119***

  1. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001