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> For men in NAS, higher baseline optimism levels were similarly related to longer life span (Table 1, NAS; P trend = 0.002). After adjusting for demographics,
by DenisM 11mo ago
> For men in NAS, higher baseline optimism levels were similarly related to longer life span (Table 1, NAS; P trend = 0.002). After adjusting for demographics, baseline health conditions, and depression, compared to the least optimistic men, those in the highest quintile had 10.9% (95% CI: 1.3%, 21.5%) longer life span.
Notably absent: control by wealth.
- aydyn 11mo agoIt did control that in demographics. > "For NAS, the demographics model includes baseline age, being white, being married, education, *family income*, and father’s occupation"
- tpmoney 11mo ago> For NAS, the demographics model includes baseline age, being white, being married, education, family income, and father’s occupation. Not wealth specifically, but income is probably as good of a controlling factor.
- DenisM 11mo agoBeing part of the model is not the same as controlling for that variable, or is it?
- tpmoney 11mo agoThey said "controlling for demographics", which seems to imply pretty strongly that income is a controlled for variable if it's part of the "demographics" model. To get a better answer, you'd probably have to dig for the raw data