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Table 5 Regression of Subjective health on mediating variables, Women only sample

From: Gender differences in the relationship between informal caregiving and subjective health: the mediating role of health promoting behaviors

Estimation model: GEE	Health satisfaction at t + 1	Health satisfaction at t + 1	Health satisfaction at t + 1	Health satisfaction at t + 1
Estimation model: GEE	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4
*Panel A. Health satisfaction*
No smoking at t + 1	2.957^**
No smoking at t + 1	[0.894,5.021]
No binge drinking at t + 1		1.821
No binge drinking at t + 1		[-0.512,4.155]
Exercise at t + 1			0.619^***
Exercise at t + 1			[0.510,0.727]
Health check-up at t + 1				2.852^***
Health check-up at t + 1				[2.227,3.477]
N	5418	5418	5418	5418
Observations	24,135	24,135	24,135	24,135
Estimation model: GEE	Self-reported Health at t + 1	Self-reported Health at t + 1	Self-reported Health at t + 1	Self-reported Health at t + 1
Estimation model: GEE	Model 5	Model 6	Model 7	Model 8
*Panel B. Self-reported health*
No smoking at t + 1	0.050^*
No smoking at t + 1	[0.012,0.088]
No binge drinking at t + 1		0.027
		[-0.024,0.079]
Exercise at t + 1			0.009^***
Exercise at t + 1			[0.007,0.012]
Health check-up at t + 1				-0.008
Health check-up at t + 1				[-0.020,0.004]
N	5419	5419	5419	5419
Observations	24,148	24,148	24,148	24,148

^* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001
Note. Robust standard errors were used. In GEE models, survey years were adjusted for. Time-constant control variables include gender, age, education, and number of children. Time-varying control variables include marital status, household size, household income, home owner, economic activity, region of residence, and number of chronic diseases. The table including level of mediating variables in Wave t is available in supplementary materials. GEE Generalized Estimating Equation, CG Caregiver

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