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Table 2 Unadjusted and fully adjusted random effects model explaining perceived stress over increasing age

From: Perceived stress across the midlife: longitudinal changes among a diverse sample of women, the Study of Women’s health Across the Nation (SWAN)

 

Unadjusted Parameters

Fully Adjusted Model*

 

β (95% CI)

P (Type 3)

β (95% CI)

P (Type 3)

Intercept

7.93 (7.65, 8.20)

Age

−0.06 (− 0.07, − 0.06)

< 0.0001

−0.10 (− 0.12, − 0.08)

< 0.0001

Race / Ethnicity

 

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 White

REF

 

REF

 

 Black

0.16 (−0.02, 0.35)

 

−0.06 (− 0.26, 0.14)

 

 Hispanic

2.06 (1.73, 2.39)

 

−0.33 (− 0.86, 0.20)

 

 Japanese

0.71 (0.43, 0.99)

 

0.84 (0.47, 1.21)

 

 Chinese

0.31 (0.01, 0.61)

 

0.28 (−0.11, 0.67)

 

Difficulty paying for Basics (%)

 

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 Not hard

REF

 

REF

 

 Somewhat Hard

1.26 (1.09, 1.43)

 

1.28 (1.06, 1.51)

 

 Very Hard

2.20 (1.92, 2.48)

 

2.37 (2.00, 2.74)

 

Education

 

< 0.0001

 

0.0016

 Less than High School

1.37 (1.03, 1.71)

 

0.34 (−0.02, 0.69)

 

 High School

REF

 

REF

 

 College Degree

−0.23 (− 0.43, − 0.02)

 

−0.02 (− 0.22, 0.18)

 

 Post-College Degree

−0.79 (− 0.99, − 0.60)

 

−0.32 (− 0.52, − 0.12)

 

Site of Recruitment

 

< 0.0001

 

0.0487

 PA

REF

 

REF

 

 MI

0.67 (0.40, 0.95)

 

−0.20 (−0.54, 0.15)

 

 MA

0.59 (0.3, 0.87)

 

0.01 (−0.34, 0.37)

 

 IL

0.02 (−0.27, 0.31)

 

−0.04 (− 0.40, 0.32)

 

 Oakland, CA

0.44 (0.15, 0.72)

 

0.03 (−0.39, 0.44)

 

 Los Angeles, CA

0.61 (0.33, 0.89)

 

−0.59 (− 0.99, − 0.18)

 

 NJ

2.21 (1.89, 2.53)

 

0.11 (−0.47, 0.70)

 

Menopausal Status

 

< 0.0001

 Pre

REF

 

 Early peri

−0.20 (−0.29, − 0.10)

 

 Late peri

−0.30 (− 0.42, − 0.17)

 

 Post

− 0.67 (− 0.76, − 0.58)

 

 Unknown

−0.33 (− 0.47, − 0.20)

 

Age * Difficulty paying for Basics Interaction

 

< 0.0001

 Age*Not hard

REF

 

 Age*Somewhat Hard

−0.02 (− 0.04, − 0.01)

 

 Age*Very Hard

− 0.05 (− 0.08, − 0.02)

 

Age * Site Interaction

  

 Age*PA

REF

< 0.0001

 Age*MI

0.08 (0.05, 0.10)

 

 Age*MA

0.06 (0.03, 0.08)

 

 Age*IL

0.02 (− 0.00, 0.05)

 

 Age*Oakland, CA

0.04 (0.02, 0.07)

 

 Age*Los Angeles, CA

0.09 (0.06, 0.11)

 

 Age*NJ

0.21 (0.16, 0.26)

 
  1. *The multivariate model includes all variables listed; menopausal status was not statistically significant (p > 0.05) in the final model