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Table 3 Main association test, action theory tests and conceptual theory tests a

From: Educational inequalities in TV viewing among older adults: a mediation analysis of ecological factors

Main association test: association between education and TV viewing time a

 

Ï„ (SE)

95% CI

 

-0.04 (0.01)

-0.05, -0.03

Action theory tests: association between education and potential mediators a

Potential mediators

α (SE)

95% CI

Personal factors

  

BMI

-0.24 (0.04)

-0.32, -0.16

Quality of life

1.06 (0.13)

0.80, 1.32

Social environmental factors

  

Support family

-3.06E-5(0.00)

0.00, 0.00

Support friends/colleagues

-0.01 (0.00)

-0.01, 0.00

Social participation

0.03 (0.00)

0.03, 0.04

Interpersonal trust

0.04 (0.01)

0.03, 0.05

Social cohesion

0.02 (0.01)

0.01, 0.03

Personal safety

0.04 (0.01)

0.03, 0.06

Physical environmental factors

  

Neighbourhood aesthetics

0.03 (0.00)

0.02, 0.04

Physical activity environment

0.03 (0.01)

0.02, 0.04

Number of televisions in house

-0.03 (0.01)

-0.04, -0.01

Conceptual theory tests: association between potential mediators and TV viewing time a

Potential mediators

β (SE)

95% CI

Personal factors

  

BMI

0.01 (0.00)

0.01, 0.01

Quality of life

0.00 (0.00)

0.00, 0.00

Social environmental factors

  

Social participation

-0.02 (0.02)

-0.06, 0.02

Interpersonal trust

-0.01 (0.02)

-0.04, 0.03

Social cohesion

-0.01 (0.02)

-0.05, 0.02

Personal safety

-0.05 (0.01)

-0.07, -0.02

Physical environmental factors

  

Neighbourhood aesthetics

-0.06 (0.02)

-0.09, -0.02

Physical activity environment

-0.05 (0.02)

-0.08, -0.02

Number of televisions in house

0.05 (0.01)

0.03, 0.07

  1. aAdjusted for age and retirement status and clustering by neighbourhood area.
  2. CI confidence interval.