Table 3.
Path model for self-rated health (SRH): Path coefficient estimates for specific indirect effects with a p value < 0.10
| Associationa | 95% Confidence Interval |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate | Lower | Upper | p Value | |
| All Participants | ||||
| Dementia → Fatigue → SRH | 0.047 | 0.024 | 1.944 | 0.052 |
| Dementia → Depression → SRH | 0.052 | 0.024 | 2.215 | 0.027 |
| Dementia → Mobility → SRH | 0.164 | 0.061 | 2.706 | 0.007 |
| Dizziness, sometimes → Mobility → SRH | 0.101 | 0.050 | 2.042 | 0.041 |
| Dizziness, often → Depression → SRH | 0.080 | 0.038 | 2.124 | 0.034 |
| Dizziness, often → Mobility → SRH | 0.298 | 0.105 | 2.828 | 0.005 |
| Hearing → Mobility → SRH | 0.107 | 0.047 | 2.272 | 0.023 |
| Vision, moderate → Mobility → SRH | 0.201 | 0.075 | 2.689 | 0.007 |
| Vision, poor → Mobility → SRH | 0.235 | 0.085 | 2.774 | 0.006 |
| Heart disease → Fatigue → SRH | 0.070 | 0.024 | 2.957 | 0.003 |
| Stroke → Mobility → SRH | 0.206 | 0.083 | 2.492 | 0.013 |
| Arthritis → Fatigue → SRH | 0.076 | 0.024 | 3.138 | 0.001 |
| Arthritis → Depression → SRH | 0.053 | 0.024 | 2.212 | 0.027 |
| Arthritis → Mobility → SRH | 0.175 | 0.062 | 2.832 | 0.005 |
| Hip fracture → Mobility → SRH | 0.154 | 0.061 | 2.503 | 0.012 |
| Participants with Dementia | ||||
| Cancer → Fatigue → SRH | 0.197 | 0.067 | 2.922 | 0.003 |
| Arthritis → Fatigue → SRH | 0.113 | 0.049 | 2.324 | 0.020 |
In all the variables the reference group is the lowest value which represents the best option with no deficit or no disease.