Table 1.
Descriptive Sample Characteristics and Unadjusted Negative Binomial Result for the Number of Physical Health Conditions Diagnosed by a Doctor within the Past Year with Each Variable
| Sample Characteristics | Unadjusted Negative Binomial† | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1,638 |
Count or Mean |
% or sd | Rate Ratio | 95% CI | P-value |
| Primary Independent Variable | |||||
| Ever attended boarding school | 770 | 47% | 1.45 | 1.26, 1.68 | <.001 |
| Parental Boarding School Control Variables | |||||
| Father attended boarding school | 491 | 30% | 1.23 | 1.06, 1.43 | .006 |
| Mother attended boarding school | 786 | 48% | 1.08 | 0.93, 1.25 | .304 |
| Other Control Variables | |||||
| Age 21 or younger | 312 | 19% | 0.39 | 0.32, 0.49 | <.001 |
| Female | 852 | 52% | 1.42 | 1.23, 1.63 | <.001 |
| Married/cohabiting | 835 | 51% | 1.27 | 1.09, 1.46 | .001 |
| High school graduate or GED | 753 | 46% | 0.92 | 0.80, 1.06 | .278 |
| Unemployed | 524 | 33% | 1.54 | 1.34, 1.79 | <.001 |
| Income below federal poverty level | 1016 | 62% | 1.13 | 0.97, 1.30 | .129 |
| Number of past-year diagnosed DSM-IV mental disorders | 0.34‡ | 0.72 | 1.30 | 1.19, 1.40 | <.001 |
| Health-Related Quality-Of-Life score | 82.2 | 16 | 0.96 | 0.96, .97 | <.001 |
Notes:
†
The outcome variable is the number of physical health conditions diagnoses by a doctor experienced within the past year.
‡
A mean of 0.34 mental disorders per 1,638 individuals in this sample translates to 20.7 mental disorders per 100,000 people [(.34/1638) *100,000].