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. 2019 Dec 19;54(7):455–469. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaz061

Table 3.

Dyadic growth curve model examining the effects of individual-level discordant conditions on wives’ and husbands’ functional disability

Parameter Wives Husbands
b SE IRR 95% CI b SE IRR 95% CI
Step 1
 Time 0.14*** 0.01 1.15 1.12, 1.17 0.14*** 0.01 1.15 1.13, 1.18
 Age 0.05*** 0.003 1.05 1.05, 1.06 0.06*** 0.003 1.06 1.05, 1.06
 Minority status 0.17*** 0.03 1.18 1.12, 1.24 0.06* 0.03 1.07 1.01, 1.12
 Education in years −0.06*** 0.01 0.94 0.93, 0.95 −0.07*** 0.01 0.94 0.93, 0.95
 Actor Number of chronic conditions 0.15*** 0.04 1.17 1.08, 1.26 0.31*** 0.04 1.37 1.27, 1.47
 Partner Number of chronic conditions 0.08* 0.03 1.08 1.01, 1.15 0.14*** 0.03 1.15 1.08, 1.23
 Actor Depressive symptoms 0.21*** 0.01 1.24 1.22, 1.26 0.23*** 0.01 1.26 1.23, 1.28
 Partner Depressive symptoms 0.03* 0.01 1.03 1.01, 1.05 0.05*** 0.01 1.05 1.03, 1.07
 Actor Discordant conditions 0.36*** 0.02 1.43 1.38, 1.49 0.28*** 0.02 1.33 1.28, 1.38
 Partner Discordant conditions 0.02 0.02 1.02 0.98, 1.06 0.06** 0.02 1.06 1.02, 1.10
QICC 51399.61
Step 2
 Time X Actor Discordant conditions −0.01 0.01 0.99 0.97, 1.00 0.01 0.01 1.01 0.99, 1.02
 Time X Partner Discordant conditions 0.001 0.01 1.00 0.99, 1.02 −0.01 0.01 1.00 0.98, 1.01
QICC 51397.64
Step 3
 Actor Discordant conditions X Actor Depressive symptoms −0.001 0.01 1.00 0.98, 1.01 0.002 0.01 1.00 0.98, 1.02
 Partner Discordant conditions X Actor Depressive symptoms 0.01 0.01 1.01 1.00, 1.03 0.01 0.01 1.01 0.99, 1.03
QICC 51398.29
Step 4
 Time X Actor Discordant conditions X Actor Depressive symptoms 0.01*** 0.003 1.01 1.01, 1.02 0.01* 0.004 1.01 1.00, 1.01
 Time X Partner Discordant conditions X Actor Depressive symptoms 0.001 0.003 1.00 1.00, 1.01 0.01 0.004 1.01 1.00, 1.01
QICC 51092.35

Note. Estimates are presented from each step in the analysis. Step 4 also included two-way interaction terms (time X actor depressive symptoms and time X partner depressive symptoms). N = 3,991 couples.

IRR incidence rate ratio; CI confidence interval; QICC Corrected Quasi-likelihood under Independence Model Criterion.

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