Table A1.
Regression coefficients and mean values used in the calculation of Figure 2
| Variable | Variable # (i) |
Coefficient (βi) |
Value for Xi (mean value unless otherwise indicated) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constant | 0 | 0.0295 | … |
| Gender | 1 | 0.5612 | 0 for women, 1 for men |
| Mean age (in decades) | 2 | −0.0768 | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 (corresponding to a mean age of 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, or 90 years) |
| Age range (in decades) | 3 | −0.0136 | 2.4495 |
| Study age (in decades) | 4 | −0.0221 | 4.3020 |
| Enrollment period (in years) | 5 | 0.0067 | 4.6597 |
| Years between enrollment and start of follow-up | 6 | 0.0567 | 0.7200 |
| Follow-up duration (years) | 7 | −0.0021 | 10.6700 |
| Log n | 8 | 0.0472 | 9.4883 |
| Interactions | |||
| Gender × Mean age at enrollment | 9 | −0.0623 | Product of Gender and Mean age |
| Regions | |||
| Scandinavia | 10 | 0.0069 | 0.1861 |
| United States | 11 | 0.1284 | 0.2991 |
| United Kingdom, Canada, Oceania | 12 | 0.1621 | 0.1412 |
| East Europe | 13 | 0.1263 | 0.0268 |
| China and Japan | 14 | 0.0228 | 0.0261 |
| Bangladesh, Lebanon | 15 | 0.4511 | 0.0348 |
| Controls (1 = Yes) | |||
| Age | 16 | −0.1464 | 0.4500 |
| SES | 17 | −0.1202 | 0.2200 |
| Social ties | 18 | 0.0902 | 0.1200 |
| Previous stress | 19 | −0.0934 | 0.0400 |
| Death rate imputed (1 = Yes) | 20 | −0.1300 | 0.2375 |
| Subjective quality assessment | 21 | 0.1334 | 2.3000 |