Table 1.

Balance in baseline covariates and estimated risk differences for the six different approaches to propensity score matching in the CCHS sample.

Variable	Specification of propensity score model
	Unweighted logistic regression model		Weighted logistic regression model		Unweighted logistic regression model + survey weight as an additional covariate
	Retained weights	Inherited weights	Retained weights	Inherited weights	Retained weights	Inherited weights
Standardized differences
Age 20–29 years	−0.010	0.007	−0.018	0.013	−0.017	0.007
Age 30–39 years	0.026	0.001	0.020	0.001	0.015	0.009
Age 40–49 years	−0.008	−0.002	−0.008	0.001	−0.007	0.011
Age ≥50 years	−0.011	−0.008	0.007	−0.020	0.011	−0.034
Two or more chronic conditions	0.006	−0.004	0.008	0.003	0.022	0.016
Ate fruits and vegetables  <3 times per day	0.002	0.002	0.001	0.008	−0.008	−0.010
Income less than $30,000	−0.018	0.001	−0.017	0.006	−0.033	−0.001
Income between $30,000 and $60,000	−0.002	−0.005	−0.009	−0.008	−0.009	−0.015
Income between $60,000 and $80,000	0.019	0.000	0.009	−0.002	0.012	−0.011
Income greater than $80,000	−0.001	0.004	0.016	0.004	0.027	0.026
Male	−0.045	−0.003	−0.030	−0.003	−0.028	0.021
Physically inactive	−0.001	0.002	0.008	0.004	0.012	0.100
Rural dwelling	0.001	0.000	0.003	−0.007	0.012	−0.125
Poor sense of belonging	−0.010	0.003	−0.011	0.011	−0.007	0.001
Current smoking	−0.013	0.000	−0.026	0.001	0.015	0.008
Non-drinker	0.006	0.005	0.023	0.011	0.011	0.072
Moderate drinker	−0.023	−0.004	−0.042	−0.009	−0.036	−0.057
Heavy drinker	0.013	−0.002	0.013	−0.003	0.019	−0.024
Work status (unemployed in past year)	−0.008	−0.010	−0.020	−0.011	−0.005	−0.031
Effect of low education on the probability of a prevalent mood or anxiety disorder
Difference in probability of prevalent  mood or anxiety disorder (95% CI)	−0.005 (−0.017, 0.006)	−0.013 (−0.025, −0.001)	−0.013 (−0.025, 0)	−0.02 (−0.031, −0.008)	−0.012 (−0.026, 0.002)	−0.018 (−0.033, −0.003)