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Table 7 Mediating effect of health behavior on the impact of high deprivation at the municipality levela

From: How does area-level deprivation depress an individual’s self-rated health and life satisfaction? Evidence from a nationwide population-based survey in Japan

   Self-rated healthb, c Life satisfactionb, d
   (SE)   (SE)
z-scoring method Effect −0.011* (0.005) −0.01* (0.006)
  % proportion 21.1* (9.5) 24.8* (12.5)
PCAe method
First and second components Effect −0.01* (0.00) −0.01* (0.01)
  % proportion 20.3* (10.1) 17.6* (8.7)
First component Effect −0.02* (0.01) −0.02*** (0.01)
  % proportion 25.2* (10.0) 33.1* (13.8)
  1. N = 12,461 (in 366 municipalities)
  2. a Controlled for individual-level covariates (not reported)
  3. b Standardized
  4. c The higher, the better
  5. d The higher, the more satisfied
  6. e Principal component analysis
  7. *** p < 0.001, * p < 0.05
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BMC Public Health

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