Table 5.

Fixed Effect estimation: (1) SF12 computed on the first and second factor and (2) SF12 computed on the US-weighting for mental and physical health using 2012/13 sample

	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
	SF12 1st Factor	SF1s 2nd Factor	SF12 PH US	SF12 MH US
Normal Weight	1.278**	−1.003	1.748**	0.186
	(0.636)	(1.342)	(0.868)	(0.994)
Overweight	1.252	0.345	1.188	0.894
	(1.055)	(1.803)	(1.345)	(1.419)
Obese	1.849	4.104	−0.052	3.318
	(1.884)	(3.239)	(2.465)	(2.540)
Cognitive Test Score	0.212***	−0.036	0.172***	0.187***
	(0.054)	(0.084)	(0.061)	(0.068)
Average Grip Strength	0.047	0.032	0.064	0.011
	(0.045)	(0.076)	(0.052)	(0.060)
PhQ9 Depression Scale	−0.324***	−0.402***	− 0.019	−0.540***
	(0.099)	(0.154)	(0.108)	(0.121)
GAD7 Anxiety Scale	−1.662***	−0.794***	−1.238***	−1.547***
	(0.123)	(0.199)	(0.140)	(0.152)
Subjective Wellbeing	1.274***	−1.663***	1.776***	0.529**
	(0.198)	(0.348)	(0.245)	(0.270)
Constant	38.882***	−1.003	45.008***	35.619***
	(5.338)	(1.342)	(6.630)	(6.251)
Observations	2091	2091	2091	2091
Individuals	1164	1164	1164	1164
Controls	YES	YES	YES	YES
Year	YES	YES	YES	YES
Region	YES	YES	YES	YES
R-squared within	0.499	0.113	0.272	0.357
R-squared between	0.646	0.062	0.530	0.395
R-squared overall	0.605	0.068	0.462	0.378

The outcome variable is in (1) the SF12 measure computed on the first factor loading, in (2) the SF12 measure computed on the second factor loadings for the Malawian population. The outcome variable is in (3) the SF12 US-weighted physical health measure and in (4) the SF12 US-weighted mental health measure for the Malawian population. We control for year and region effects, and covariates. Robust standard errors in parentheses; *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1