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. 2007 Oct 16;5:10. doi: 10.1186/1478-7954-5-10

Table 6.

Regression for whites only. HUI3 = f(gender, proxy reporting, education, martial status, income, missing income, BMI, age, US without health insurance, country)

Estimated Coefficient Standard Error T-Statistic P-Value
Constant 0.89 0.02 57.31 0.00
Gender (Female) -0.01 0.01 -1.84 0.07
Proxy report -0.14 0.03 -4.52 0.00
High school 0.07 0.01 4.84 0.00
College 0.06 0.02 3.73 0.00
University 0.10 0.01 6.54 0.00
Widow -0.03 0.01 -2.12 0.03
Divorce -0.05 0.01 -4.15 0.00
Single 0.00 0.01 -0.56 0.57
Lowest income -0.07 0.01 -5.29 0.00
Lower middle income -0.04 0.01 -3.12 0.00
Higher middle income 0.01 0.01 1.14 0.25
Highest income 0.02 0.01 2.81 0.01
Missing Income -0.01 0.01 -0.67 0.51
BMI0 (underweight) -0.03 0.02 -1.33 0.18
BMI1 (overweight) 0.00 0.01 -0.15 0.88
BMI2 (obese) -0.06 0.01 -6.02 0.00
Age (45–64) -0.05 0.01 -7.42 0.00
Age1 (65–74) -0.05 0.01 -5.19 0.00
Age2 (75+) -0.12 0.02 -7.20 0.00
US no insurance -0.02 0.01 -1.16 0.25
Country (USA) -0.02 0.01 -2.92 0.00

Adjusted R20.14

Omitted categories: middle income quintile ($28,800–$41,999); BMI 18.5–24.9 (normal weight); Age 18–44; less than high school; male; married