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Table 6 Mediating effects of health behavior and interactions with others on the impact of municipality-level deprivation (derived by the z-scoring method) on self-rated healtha

From: How does area-level deprivation depress an individual’s self-rated health and life satisfaction? Evidence from a nationwide population-based survey in Japan

  

Coef.

SE

Health behaviorb

 Moderate deprivation

β11

−0.04

(0.02)

 High deprivation

β12

−0.05*

(0.02)

Interactions with othersb

 Moderate deprivation

β21

−0.03

(0.02)

 High deprivation

β22

−0.03

(0.02)

Self-rated healthb, c

 Moderate deprivation

β31

−0.04*

(0.02)

 High deprivation

β32

−0.04

(0.02)

 Health behavior

γ1

0.21***

(0.01)

 Interactions with others

γ2

0.09***

(0.01)

Mediating effect on the impact of high deprivation on self-rated health

 Health behavior

β12γ1

−0.011*

(0.005)

 % proportion: β12γ1/(β32 + β12γ1 + β22γ2) × 100

21.1*

(9.5)

  1. N = 12,461 (in 366 municipalities)
  2. a Controlled for individual-level covariates (not reported)
  3. b Standardized
  4. c The higher, the better
  5. *** p < 0.001, * p < 0.05