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Table 4 Sensitivity analysis of this study

From: Are there gender differences in the trajectories of self-rated health among chinese older adults? an analysis of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS)

 

Sensitivity analysis A

Sensitivity analysis B

Sensitivity analysis C

β (95 %CI)

P-value

β (95 %CI)

P-value

β (95 %CI)

P-value

Intercept of gender

0.033 (-0.064 ~ 0.129)

0.507

0.026 (-0.057 ~ 0.109)

0.538

0.093 (-0.054 ~ 0.239)

0.214

Slope of gender

-0.088 (-0.571 ~ 0.395)

0.721

-0.038 (-0.262 ~ 0.187)

0.742

-0.001 (-0.326 ~ 0.325)

0.997

Quadratic of gender

-0.021 (-0.196 ~ 0.154)

0.818

-0.006 (-0.131 ~ 0.12)

0.928

-0.045 (-0.198 ~ 0.109)

0.569

  1. Note: Sensitivity analysis A: dropping cases with “unable to answer” for SRH; Sensitivity analysis B: recoding the “unable to answer” to “very poor” for SRH; Sensitivity analysis C: dropping the cases who lost-to-follow up.
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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