From: Social relationships and health related behaviors among older US adults
 | Prevalence ratio (95% Confidence interval) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Model A | Model B | Model C | |
Social networks/support | Â | Â | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
Married/cohabiting | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Widowed | 0.78 (0.71, 0.87)*** | 0.79 (0.71, 0.87)*** | 0.92 (0.86, 0.99)* |
Divorced/separated | 0.90 (0.82, 0.98)* | 0.90 (0.82, 0.98)* | 1.02 (0.94, 1.10) |
Single | 0.83 (0.68, 1.00) | 0.83 (0.69, 1.00) | 0.92 (0.77, 1.09) |
Number of close friends | Â | Â | Â |
0-4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
5-8 | 1.20 (1.12, 1.29)*** | 1.20 (1.12, 1.29)*** | 1.05 (0.99, 1.12) |
9 or more | 1.20 (1.11, 1.29)*** | 1.19 (1.11, 1.28)*** | 1.05 (0.99, 1.12) |
Emotional support | Â | Â | Â |
Lack of emotional support | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Sufficient emotional support | Â | 1.02 (0.93, 1.11) | 1.03 (0.96, 1.11) |
Covariates | Â | Â | Â |
Age (years) | 1.00 (0.99, 1.00) | 1.00 (0.99, 1.00) | 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Female | 1.06 (1.01, 1.12)* | 1.06 (1.01, 1.12)* | 1.06 (1.01, 1.10)* |
Poverty-income ratio (cont.) | Â | Â | 1.09 (1.07, 1.11)*** |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
Less than high school | Â | Â | 1.00 |
High school diploma | Â | Â | 1.32 (1.20, 1.44)*** |
More than high school | Â | Â | 1.53 (1.38, 1.69)*** |
Ethnicity (%) | Â | Â | Â |
White Americans | Â | Â | 1.00 |
African Americans | Â | Â | 0.99 (0.94, 1.05) |
Mexican Americans | Â | Â | 1.01 (0.95, 1.07) |
Other Hispanic Americans | Â | Â | 1.03 (0.89, 1.18) |
Other | Â | Â | 0.89 (0.72, 1.11) |