Why Being Physically Active or Inactive Affects Older Women’s Physical Role?

Table 2

Indirect effect of inactive/active on physical role through physical function, general health, bodily pain, and passive strategies.

Mediator	Effect of X on M (a^1-a^4)	SE	Effect of M on Y (b^1-b^4)	SE	Bootstrap estimate	Effect (ß)	BCa 95% CI
							Lower	Upper
Passive strategies	-1.874(a^1)	.769	-.743(b^1)	.415	1.045	1.393	-.034	4.259
Bodily pain	9.379(a^2)	3.444	.448(b^2)	.097	1.928	4.202	1.202	8.774
Physical function	11.522(a^3)	3.149	.455(b^3)	.097	1.894	5.247	2.202	9.798
General health	-11.354(a^4)	2.265	-.310(b^4)	.145	1.886	3.519	.424	7.823

Note: , , and .