Table 3.
Linear regression models on life expectancy at birth (male) and measures of rurality, adjusting for socioeconomic deprivation and social isolation, Nova Scotia 2003–2007
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4a | Model 4b | Model 4c | Model 4d | Model 4e | Model 4f | Model 4g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Intercept |
78.28*** |
78.74** |
78.74*** |
78.16*** |
78.16** |
78.30*** |
78.36*** |
78.40*** |
78.27*** |
78.27*** |
| (77.23, 79.34) |
(77.29, 80.19) |
(77.55, 79.93) |
(77.10, 79.22) |
(76.95, 79.36) |
(77.24, 79.36) |
(77.30, 79.41) |
(77.33, 79.48) |
(77.20, 79.33) |
(77.21, 79.33) |
|
|
Material deprivation |
-0.373** |
-0.273 |
-0.246 |
-0.287* |
-0.356* |
-0.365** |
-0.403** |
-0.387** |
-0.389** |
-0.388** |
| (-0.639, -0.108) |
(-0.617, 0.071) |
(-0.553, 0.061) |
(-0.573, -0.0005) |
(-0.634, -0.078) |
(-0.634, -0.095) |
(-0.671, -0.136) |
(-0.653, -0.120) |
(-0.681, -0.097) |
(-0.665, -0.110) |
|
|
Social isolation |
-0.443** |
-0.499*** |
-0.513*** |
-0.521*** |
-0.427** |
-0.465** |
-0.407** |
-0.441** |
-0.435** |
-0.434** |
| (-0.709, -0.178) |
(-0.790, -0.207) |
(-0.790, -0.235) |
(-0.803, -0.239) |
(-0.704, -0.151) |
(-0.751, -0.178) |
(-0.676, -0.139) |
(-0.707, -0.175) |
(-0.709, -0.160) |
(-0.705, -0.164) |
|
|
Rurality |
|
-0.123 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (-0.392, 0.145) | ||||||||||
|
Urban vs rural |
|
|
-0.825 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (-1.831, 0.182) | ||||||||||
|
Community types |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Metro |
|
|
|
1.214 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (-0.309, 2.738) | ||||||||||
| Suburb |
|
|
|
|
0.323 |
|
|
|
|
|
| (-1.143, 1.789) | ||||||||||
| Big satellite town |
|
|
|
|
|
0.298 |
|
|
|
|
| (-1.180, 1.776) | ||||||||||
| Mid-size town |
|
|
|
|
|
|
-1.038 |
|
|
|
| (-2.347, 0.271) | ||||||||||
| Small town |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-0.492 |
|
|
| (-1.455, 0.471) |
|
|
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| Village & settlement cluster |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.113 |
|
| (-0.738, 0.963) | ||||||||||
| Sparse settlement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.208 |
| (-0.906, 1.322) | ||||||||||
|
Adjusted R2 |
0.108 |
0.107 |
0.116 |
0.116 |
0.104 |
0.104 |
0.115 |
0.108 |
0.1103 |
0.104 |
| F (Pr > F) | 11.85 (<0.0001) | 8.16 (<0.0001) | 8.84 (<0.0001) | 8.79 (<0.0001) | 7.93 (<0.0001) | 7.92 (<0.0001) | 8.78 (<0.0001) | 8.24 (<0.0001) | 7.88 (<0.0001) | 7.91 (<0.0001) |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.