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. 2015 Sep 1;71(1):118–128. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbv072

Table 2.

Two-level Multilevel Model of Demographic Characteristics, Sleep Disturbance, Life Events, and Chronic Illness on Depressive Symptoms (Model 1)

Depressive mood
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
B (SE) B (SE) B (SE)
Fixed effects
 Intercept, γ00 0.338*** (0.013) 0.141*** (0.013) 0.141*** (0.013)
Within-person covariatesa
 Life events, γ10 0.006*** (0.001) 0.006*** (0.001)
 Restless sleep, γ20 0.034*** (0.001) 0.034*** (0.001)
 Life events * Restless Sleep, γ30 0.007** (0.002)
 Chronic illness, γ40 0.005*** (0.001) 0.003* (0.001) 0.003* (0.001)
 Functional ability, γ50 −0.021*** (0.001) −0.018*** (0.001) −0.018*** (0.001)
Between-person covariatesb
 Age, γ01 −0.001*** (0.000) −0.001*** (0.000) −0.001*** (0.000)
 Gender, γ02 0.008** (0.003) 0.005* (0.002) 0.005* (0.002)
 Ethnicity, γ03 0.026*** (0.003) 0.025*** (0.003) 0.025*** (0.003)
 Education, γ04 −0.005*** (0.001) −0.004*** (0.000) −0.004*** (0.000)
 Chronic illness, γ05 0.011*** (0.002) 0.003* (0.001) 0.003 (0.002)
 Functional ability, γ06 −0.039*** (0.002) −0.026*** (0.002) −0.026*** (0.002)
 Life events, γ07 0.016*** (0.002) 0.016*** (0.002)
 Restless sleep, γ08 0.068*** (0.002) 0.068*** (0.002)
Random effects
 Intercept, σu02 0.003*** (0.000) 0.002*** (0.000) 0.002*** (0.000)
 Residual, σe12 0.006*** (0.000) 0.005*** (0.000) 0.005*** (0.000)
 −2 Log likelihood −21355.1 −22735.8.2 −22736.0

Notes. All models adjust for a wave indicator variable where w = 1–4. Step 1: Participant N = 3,605, Observation N = 11,833; Steps 2 and 3: Participant N = 3,597, Observation N = 11,791.

aPerson-mean centered scores (i.e., time-varying).

bPerson-mean across waves (i.e., time-invariant).

*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.