Table 4 Estimated proportions of the associations between education and health mediated by each mediatora (N = 20,024)
Men (n = 9320) | Women (n = 10,704) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Proportion (%) | 95% CIb | Proportion (%) | 95% CI | |
Self-rated health | ||||
Low household spending | 1.0 | (−1.6, 3.5) | −3.6 | (−6.1, − 1.2) |
Low social participation | 31.1†c | (24.4, 37.7) | 30.7† | (24.3, 37.2) |
Low physical activity | 15.0† | (6.8, 23.2) | 9.3† | (4.2, 14.4) |
Smoking | 3.1† | (0.5, 5.7) | 2.0 | (−1.2, 5.1) |
Problem drinking | 1.2 | (−0.3, 2.6) | −0.8 | (−2.2, 0.6) |
No regular health check-up | 6.0† | (2.2, 9.7) | 2.0† | (0.1, 3.9) |
Total | 57.3† | (28.9, 85.6) | 39.5† | (12.3, 66.8) |
Total for significant mediatorsd | 55.2† | (44.2, 66.1) | 42.0† | (33.8, 50.1) |
Functional limitations | ||||
Low household spending | 0.3 | (−3.2, 3.8) | −2.3 | (−5.7, 1.2) |
Low social participation | 41.8† | (32.3, 51.2) | 27.4† | (18.7, 36.2) |
Low physical activity | 12.1† | (7.4, 16.8) | 7.3† | (3.3, 11.3) |
Smoking | 3.9† | (0.3, 7.6) | 9.8† | (−4.5, 15.1) |
Problem drinking | 0.8 | (−1.0, 2.6) | −0.9 | (−2.6, 0.9) |
No regular health check-up | 6.5† | (3.0, 10.0) | 4.9† | (2.0, 7.9) |
Total | 65.4† | (21.3, 109.5) | 46.4† | (4.3, 88.4) |
Total for significant mediatorsd | 64.3† | (53.6, 74.9) | 49.5† | (38.8, 60.3) |
Psychological distress | ||||
Low household spending | 2.4 | (−0.8, 5.5) | −1.6 | (−6.3, 3.1) |
Low social participation | 32.2† | (24.1, 40.3) | 46.2† | (33.2, 59.1) |
Low physical activity | 7.7† | (1.9, 13.5) | 6.5† | (0.2, 12.8) |
Smoking | 0.6 | (−2.4, 3.6) | 4.7 | (−1.9, 11.4) |
Problem drinking | 1.3 | (−0.5, 3.1) | 0.2 | (−2.1, 2.5) |
No regular health check-up | 7.4† | (2.8, 11.9) | 6.1† | (2.0, 10.3) |
Total | 51.6† | (16.0, 87.3) | 62.1† | (7.9, 116.4) |
Total for significant mediatorsd | 47.3† | (36.9, 57.6) | 58.8† | (44.9, 72.7) |