Changes in the role of explanatory factors for socioeconomic inequalities in physical performance: a comparative study of three birth cohorts

Table.3 Indirect effects between SEP, the mediators and physical performance in the total sample and across cohorts

	28/37-cohort			38/47-cohort			48/57-cohort
Behavioural factors	Beta	95% CI		Beta	95% CI		Beta	95% CI
Via smoking	0.002^C	-0.003	0.008	0.004	-0.004	0.012	0.019^A	0.004	0.034
Via binge alcohol use	-0.001^C	-0.040	0.028	0.001	-0.027	0.036	0.044^A	0.005	0.083
Via physical activity	0.001	-0.005	0.006	0.006	-0.004	0.016	0.001	-0.005	0.007
Via BMI	0.017	0.002	0.032	0.014	0.002	0.025	0.028	0.011	0.044
Social factors
Via divorce	0.002	-0.017	0.022	-0.002	-0.013	0.010	0.007	-0.006	0.020
Via network size	0.014	0.004	0.024	0.008	-0.003	0.019	0.012	0.000	0.024
Via network complexity	0.001	-0.006	0.009	0.001	-0.004	0.006	-0.009	-0.019	0.001
Via instrumental support	0.000	-0.003	0.002	0.004	-0.002	0.010	-0.004	-0.010	0.002
Via emotional support	0.011^C	0.002	0.021	0.011	-0.003	0.025	0.031^A	0.016	0.046
Psychological factors
Via crystallized intelligence	0.044	-0.006	0.095	0.033	-0.025	0.091	0.002	-0.050	0.054
Via mastery	0.014^B,C	0.008	0.030	0.055^A	0.034	0.075	0.039^A	0.020	0.058
Via self-efficacy	0.023	0.008	0.038	0.042	0.022	0.062	0.052	0.030	0.074
Via neuroticism	0.016	0.003	0.028	0.030	0.014	0.046	0.026	0.012	0.040

Note. Adjusted for age and sex, A = different from 28/37-cohort, B = different from 38/47-cohort, C = different from 48/57-cohort

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