Table 3 Results for the decomposition of the concentration index for depressive symptoms in Neyshabour, Iran, 2016-2018
From: Socioeconomic inequality in depression and anxiety and its determinants in Iranian older adults
Independent Variables | Βeta* | Mean | Elasticity | Concentration Index (C) | Absolute Contribution | % Contribution to C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (male) | -0.072 | 0.469 | -0.278 | 0.137 | -0.038 | 18.6 |
Age (year) | -0.001 | 61.083 | -0.690 | -0.058 | 0.040 | -19.6 |
BMI | -0.001 | 27.815 | -0.332 | 0.010 | -0.003 | 1.7 |
Smoking | 0.057 | 0.109 | 0.051 | -0.044 | -0.002 | 1.1 |
Chronic disease | 0.046 | 0.730 | 0.279 | 0.007 | 0.002 | -0.9 |
Grandchildren (No.) | -0.002 | 5.430 | -0.081 | -0.267 | 0.022 | -10.6 |
Great grandchildren (No.) | 0.003 | 0.373 | 0.009 | -0.515 | -0.005 | 2.3 |
Education (Year) | -0.007 | 5.519 | -0.334 | 0.427 | -0.142 | 69.3 |
Living alone | 0.030 | 0.101 | 0.025 | -0.378 | -0.010 | 4.7 |
Unemployment | 0.056 | 0.076 | 0.035 | -0.351 | -0.012 | 6.0 |