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Table 4 Coefficients from negative binomial regression models predicting the estimated risk of death for sample members based on their sex, race, and county of residence. Data are from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Disease Control and the RAND Corporation’s American Life Panel, February–April 2019

From: The utility of self-rated health in population surveys: the role of bodyweight

 

Control Group

Treatment Group

Coefficient

95% Confidence Interval

Coefficient

95% Confidence Interval

Self-rated health

-0.001

(-0.014, 0.012 )

-0.019**

(-0.031, -0.007)

Sex

 Female

-0.298**

(-0.322, -0.274)

-0.307**

(-0.329, -0.285)

 Male (reference)

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Race

 Black

0.279**

(0.243, 0.315)

0.281**

(0.246, 0.315)

 White (reference)

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__

__

__

Age

 Millenial: Age 22 - 38 (reference)

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__

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__

 Generation X: Age 39 - 54

-0.018

(-0.060, 0.025)

0.006

(-0.37, 0.050)

 Baby boomer: Age 55 - 73

-0.019

(-0.058, 0.021)

0.019

(-0.021, 0.059)

 Silent generation: Age 75+

-0.025

(-0.075, 0.024)

0.014

(-0.034, 0.062)

Education level

 High school or less (reference)

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__

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 Some college or an associate's degree

0.003

(-0.035, 0.041)

0.000

(-0.035, 0.035)

 Bachelor's degree

-0.038

(-0.077, 0.002)

-0.025

(-0.061, 0.012)

 Graduate/professional degree

-0.048*

(-0.088, -0.007)

-0.029

(-0.066, 0.008)

Body mass index

 Underweight

0.031

(-0.065, 0.126)

-0.063

(-0.146, 0.019)

 Healthy weight (reference)

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__

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__

 Overweight

0.018

(-0.014, 0.050)

-0.000

(-0.033, 0.032)

 Obese

0.034

(-0.004, 0.073)

0.024

(-0.014, 0.063)

Bodyweight perception

 Very underweight

-0.034

(-0.146, 0.077)

0.117

(-0.021, 0.254)

 Slightly underweight

-0.008

(-0.064, 0.048)

-0.002

(-0.059, 0.055)

 About the right weight (reference)

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__

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 Slightly overweight

-0.003

(-0.035, 0.029)

0.008

(-0.025, 0.040)

 Very overweight

-0.03

(-0.076, 0.015)

-0.012

(-0.056, 0.032)

Likelihood-Ratio χ2

715.48

 

842.85

 

N

1,003

 

1,015