Research Article

The Impact of Physical Activity on Disability Incidence among Older Adults in Mexico and the United States

Table 4

Multinomial models for outcome at time 2 for persons without ADL limitations at Time 1, united states and mexico.

Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 4
United StatesMexicoPanel modelPanel model with interaction
One ADL2 ADLs +DeathOne ADL2 ADLs +DeathOne ADL2 ADLs +DeathOne ADL2 ADLs +Death

Age1.06 1.07 1.09 1.05 1.07 1.07 1.05 1.07 1.08 1.05 1.07 1.08
(0.01)(0.01)(0.01)(0.01)(0.01)(0.01)(0.00)(0.01)(0.00)(0.00)(0.01)(0.00)
Female1.081.230.50 1.40 1.46 0.59 1.20 1.36 0.55 1.23 1.38 0.55
(0.11)(0.18)(0.05)(0.18)(0.20)(0.08)(0.09)(0.13)(0.04)(0.10)(0.14)(0.04)
Single0.60 0.930.63 1.031.161.470.74 0.950.960.77 0.960.97
(0.09)(0.24)(0.10)(0.20)(0.22)(0.30)(0.08)(0.13)(0.11)(0.08)(0.13)(0.11)
Widowed0.851.240.841.120.951.72 1.041.061.35 1.061.071.36
(0.14)(0.34)(0.15)(0.17)(0.15)(0.27)(0.12)(0.14)(0.16)(0.12)(0.14)(0.16)
Education0.96 0.93 0.95 0.95 0.90 0.980.95 0.91 0.97 0.95 0.91 0.97
(0.02)(0.02)(0.02)(0.02)(0.02)(0.02)(0.01)(0.01)(0.01)(0.01)(0.01)(0.01)
Wealth med0.77 0.940.64 0.850.930.970.80 0.940.74 0.80 0.940.74
(0.09)(0.16)(0.08)(0.12)(0.13)(0.15)(0.07)(0.10)(0.07)(0.07)(0.10)(0.07)
Wealth high0.59 0.66 0.53 0.880.830.750.68 0.74 0.60 0.68 0.75 0.60
(0.07)(0.12)(0.07)(0.13)(0.13)(0.12)(0.06)(0.09)(0.06)(0.07)(0.09)(0.06)
Urban0.850.851.080.841.001.300.86 0.931.170.860.931.18
(0.08)(0.12)(0.11)(0.11)(0.13)(0.18)(0.07)(0.09)(0.10)(0.07)(0.09)(0.10)
Insurance0.860.931.221.231.220.861.131.190.941.161.200.95
(0.24)(0.44)(0.45)(0.16)(0.16)(0.12)(0.13)(0.15)(0.12)(0.14)(0.15)(0.12)
Exercise0.35 0.36 0.43 0.890.55 0.52 0.48 0.44 0.45 0.35 0.35 0.42
(0.04)(0.06)(0.04)(0.12)(0.09)(0.08)(0.04)(0.05)(0.04)(0.04)(0.06)(0.04)
Country0.42 0.720.51 0.35 0.66 0.49
(0.06)(0.14)(0.08)(0.05)(0.13)(0.08)
Country* exercise2.51 1.55 1.20
(0.42)(0.34)(0.23)

Number of obs10,6839,18419,86719,867
Pseudo- -square0.09690.06370.08270.0845
LR chi2994.01484.731484.91517.06
Prob>chi20.0000.0000.0000.000

Notes: HRS included persons age 51 and older at time 1; MHAS included 52 years and older at time 1; ADL: activities of daily living; cells indicate relative risk ratios, standard Errors in parentheses, reference category; no ADL limitations at time 2.
-value < .001, -value < .01, -value < .05.