Table 3.
Within-twin pair associations between education, health behaviors and sickness absence in the total sample
| Model 1 | Model 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DZ | MZ | DZ | MZ | |
| Educationa |
−1.40** (− 2.22, − 0.58) |
− 0.07 (− 0.80, 0.67) |
−1.25** (− 2.10, − 0.41) |
−0.14 (− 0.94, 0.66) |
| Health behaviorsa |
0.63 (−0.15, 1.40) |
0.36 (−0.36, 1.09) |
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| N pairs | 1020 | 1256 | 857 | 1082 |
Model 1: Education; Model 2: Model 1 + health behavior composite; ** P < 0.01; Coefficients are reported with 95% confidence intervals
aEducation and health behaviors were standardized prior to model entry