Informal care and health behaviors among elderly people with chronic diseases

Table 3 The effects of informal care on health behaviors

	Matched sample		Mean		ATT^a	Matched sample		Mean		ATT^b
	IC	Non-IC	IC	Non-IC		IC	Non-IC	IC	Non-IC
Smoking control
No.smoking	294	232	18.295	21.425	−1.82** (1.721)	294	232	18.295	20.48	−1.53* (1.269)
Smoking in the morning	602	1244	0.350	0.493	−1.95* (0.073)	602	1244	0.350	0.418	−1.45* (0.046)
Dietetic regulation
No.meals	1393	1187	2.933	2.853	3.67*** (0.021)	1393	1187	2.933	2.855	4.77*** (0.016)
Weight control
BMI	705	1212	17.12	18.30	−1.55 (526.32)	705	1212	17.120	18.02	−1.35 (204.54)
Weight gain	136	263	0.029	0.088	−1.99* (0.029)	136	263	0.029	0.066	−1.74* (0.021)
Weight loss	135	263	0.118	0.089	0.70 (0.042)	135	263	0.118	0.098	0.51 (0.038)
Maintenance of exercise
Walking_y_n	112	114	0.750	0.562	2.00* (0.093)	112	114	0.750	0.604	1.96* (0.074)
Walking frequency	80	75	11.9	9.50	0.96 (2.493)	80	75	11.9	9.535	1.10 (2.139)
Moderate_y_n	104	116	0.346	0.25	1.01 (0.094)	104	116	0.346	0.290	0.82 (0.073)
Moderate frequency	85	86	8.50	6.50	1.23 (2.230)	85	86	8.50	6.41	1.30 (2.112)

Notes: *significant at 10%; **significant at 5%; ***significant at 1%. Standard errors are in parentheses. All matching parameters are default. Italicized terms are used for emphasis
IC informal care, ATT average treatment effect for the treated
^aThe propensity score matching method is “Full Matching”
^bThe propensity score matching method is “Nearest Neighbor Matching”

ISSN: 2072-1315