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) | __ | __ | __ | __ |
| Race | ||||
| Black | 0.279** | (0.243, 0.315) | 0.281** | (0.246, 0.315) |
| White (reference) | __ | __ | __ | __ |
| Age | ||||
| Millenial: Age 22 - 38 (reference) | __ | __ | __ | __ |
| 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) | __ | __ | __ | __ |
| 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) | __ | __ | __ | __ |
| 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) | __ | __ | __ | __ |
| 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 | ||