Table 2 Longitudinal results of the association between financial support and informal care provision (N = 12,681)

Financial support

-0.500***

(-0.761, -0.239)

 < 0.001

Gender

-2.066*

(-0.015, -4.116)

0.048

Age

0.310***

(0.200, 0.423)

 < 0.001

Education level (years)

0.091

(-0.194, 0.377)

0.530

Marital status

-2.100 + 

(-4.570, 0.370)

0.096

Household registration

-3.546***

(-5.335, -1.758)

 < 0.001

Chronic diseases

3.347***

(1.593, 5.101)

 < 0.001

ADL

5.601***

(5.315, 5.886)

 < 0.001

Smoking

0.931

(-1.861, 3.722)

0.513

Alcohol consumption

-0.353

(-3.057, 2.350)

0.798

Exercise

-2.012 + 

(-4.219, 0.195)

0.074

Number of children

0.102

(-1.300, 1.504)

0.887

Family income

-0.192

(-0.752, 0.368)

0.502

Have real estate in own name

3.790***

(1.789, 5.790)

 < 0.001

Have sufficient income for paying daily expenses

2.744*

(0.558, 4.931)

0.014

Frequency of performing housework

-1.606***

(-2.232, -0.980)

 < 0.001

Residence arrangement

11.154***

(9.060, 13.248)

 < 0.001

Frequency of communication with children

0.112

(-0.793, 1.018)

0.808

Medical insurance

-2.349*

(-4.493, -0.204)

0.032

Pension insurance

3.109**

(1.183, 5.036)

0.002

Community-based care services

0.102

(-0.360, 0.564)

0.664

Time

1.252***

(1.026, 1.477)

 < 0.001