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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Aging Health. 2010 Nov 1;23(2):242–266. doi: 10.1177/0898264310383421

Table 5.

Estimated coefficients from ordered probit models of ratings disagreement, SEBAS 2006

Coefficients
Standardized coefficients
SAH-IAH SAH-PAH IAH-PAH SAH-IAH SAH-PAH IAH-PAH
Socio-demographic variables
 Female 0.167* -0.056 -0.216** 0.083* -0.028 -0.108*
 Age 0.006 0.017** 0.012* 0.062 0.167** 0.113*
 Perceived social position 0.052** 0.059** 0.011 0.093** 0.105** 0.020
 Urban -0.020 0.076 0.096 -0.010 0.037 0.047
 No. of social activities -0.011 0.022 0.034 -0.012 0.024 0.037
Joint significance [χ2] 12.97* 23.03** 24.41**
Chronic disease
 High blood pressure or use of antihypertensive agents -0.035 0.041 0.081 -0.017 0.020 0.039
 Diabetes 0.137 0.160* 0.031 0.052 0.060* 0.012
 Heart disease -0.278* -0.092 0.174 -0.104* -0.034 0.065
 Cancer -0.123 -0.389 -0.310 -0.014 -0.044 -0.035
 Respiratory illness -0.223+ -0.247 -0.060 -0.055+ -0.061 -0.015
 Liver 0.086 0.110 0.038 0.024 0.031 0.011
 Kidney disease 0.239 0.284 0.075 0.050 0.060 0.016
 Gout 0.057 -0.225+ -0.290+ 0.016 -0.062+ -0.080+
Joint significance [χ2] 19.62* 51.52** 16.42*
Functional limitations
 No. of mobility limitations 0.036 -0.071** -0.107** 0.081 -0.157** -0.238**
Other Health Indicators
 No. of hospital days -0.001 -0.005 -0.004 -0.003 -0.025 -0.022
 Level of pain/discomfort -0.117** -0.071 0.036 -0.100** -0.061 0.031
Joint significance [χ2] 8.80* 2.10 1.12
Health Behaviors
 Smoke daily in past 6 months 0.170+ 0.263* 0.119 0.064+ 0.099* 0.045
 Frequency of relaxation activities -0.032 0.034 0.067* -0.050 0.054 0.104*
Joint significance [χ2] 5.39+ 7.78* 5.19+
Psychological well-being
 CES-Depression scale -0.003 -0.025* -0.024* -0.016 -0.135* -0.124*
 Stress index -0.177+ -0.259** -0.088 -0.062+ -0.091** -0.031
 Sleep index -0.014 -0.028+ -0.016 -0.044 -0.091+ -0.053
Joint significance [χ2] 6.97+ 54.72** 13.98**
Biomarkers
 BMI <= 18.5 (underweight) 0.180 0.340 0.198 0.029 0.055 0.032
 BMI >= 30 (obese) 0.004 0.124 0.115 0.001 0.031 0.028
Joint significance [χ2] 0.48 2.72 1.55
Performance assessment measures
 Low peak flow 0.095 -0.056 -0.153** 0.042 -0.025 -0.068**
 Low walking speed 0.080 0.050 -0.021 0.035 0.022 -0.009
 Unable to perform chair stand 0.618** 0.128 -0.469* 0.134** 0.028 -0.102*
Joint significance [χ2] 15.63 1.56 12.64**
Results of physical exam
 Heart 0.009 0.487** 0.517** 0.002 0.131** 0.139**
Pseudo R-sq 0.031 0.061 0.067 0.031 0.061 0.067
N 848 848 848 848 848 848

Notes: Dependent variable is a 5-point summary health measure that ranges from 5=excellent to 1=poor. Robust standard errors, clustered at the township level, are calculated. χ2 is based on Wald tests of joint significance of the preceding set of variables.

+

p<0.10,

*

p<0.05,

**

p<.01