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Table 7 Relative mediation effect of the variable ‘organized social activities’

From: Effect of socioeconomic status on the physical and mental health of the elderly: the mediating effect of social participation

X

ci

aib

bootstrap

95% CI

|aib/ci|

ci

aib

bootstrap

95% CI

|aib/ci|

income (ref: very low income)

Y = IADL

   

Y = MMSE

   

 low-income

−0.06

− 0.01

(− 0.04,0.01)

–

− 0.01

− 0.01

(− 0.03,0.01)

–

 medium income

− 0.07

0.03

(0.01,0.06)

–

0.59**

0.02

(0.01,0.04)

4.05%

 high income

0.37**

0.08

(0.05,0.11)

21.20%

1.15***

0.06

(0.03,0.09)

4.92%

education (ref: illiteracy)

 primary

0.97***

0.02

(−0.01,0.04)

–

2.48***

0.01

(0,0.03)

–

 junior

0.85***

0.18

(0.13,0.24)

–

2.47***

0.12

(0.08,0.17)

4.93%

 senior and above

1.08***

0.33

(0.26,0.4)

21.20%

2.77***

0.22

(0.15,0.28)

7.80%

occupation (ref: agriculture)

 governmental & professional

    

1.83***

0.17

(0.12,0.22)

9.16%

 commercial & service

    

0.68**

0.09

(0.06,0.12)

13.04%

  1. X independent variable, Y dependent variable, ref reference, ci the relative total effects of every category in categorical variables on the dependent variable, aib the quantity of relative mediation effect, |aib/ ci| the proportion of relative mediation effect, CI confidence interval
  2. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001