Table 6 Results of the test of the underlying mechanism.

From: The association between family doctor contract services and the health of middle-aged and older people in China: an instrumental variables analysis

Variables

HR-QoL

MCS

Subjective well-being

Cognitive function

FDCS

1.203**

1.294**

0.226

2.266***

2.257***

0.624

0.092***

0.090***

0.085**

0.350***

(No = 0)

(0.505)

(0.575)

(0. 465)

(0.604)

(0.603)

(0.472)

(0.031)

(0.031)

(0.013)

(0.106)

Outpatient

 

 − 3.988***

 

 − 1.322***

  

 − 0.102***

   

(No = 0)

 

(0.291)

 

(0.330)

  

(0.017)

   

Inpatient

 − 4.868***

   

 − 2.460***

  

 − 0.114***

  

(No = 0)

(0.276)

   

(0.340)

  

(0.017)

  

Social activities

  

11.314***

  

21.072***

  

0.029***

0.094***

(No = 0)

  

(0.187)

  

(0.114)

  

(0.013)

(0.048)

Area fixed effects

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Community fixed effects

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

N

17,649

17,649

17,649

17,890

17,890

17,890

17,892

17,892

17,892

9,441

R-squared

0.282

0.277

0.398

0.207

0.209

0.528

0.084

0.084

0.082

0.157

  1. *, **, and *** represent statistical significance at the 10, 5, and 1% levels, respectively.