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 | 2.08 (1.55, 2.79)*** | 2.08 (1.54, 2.80)*** | 1.70 (1.27, 2.27)** |
Divorced/separated | 2.44 (1.89, 3.15)*** | 2.44 (1.88, 3.17)*** | 2.08 (1.59, 2.71)*** |
Single | 1.59 (0.90, 2.81) | 1.59 (0.90, 2.80) | 1.22 (0.67, 2.23) |
Number of close friends | Â | Â | Â |
0-4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
5-8 | 0.74 (0.56, 0.98)* | 0.74 (0.56, 0.98)* | 0.81 (0.61, 1.08) |
9 or more | 0.94 (0.72, 1.22) | 0.93 (0.72, 1.22) | 1.02 (0.78, 1.32) |
Emotional support | Â | Â | Â |
Lack of emotional support | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Sufficient emotional support | Â | 1.00 (0.80, 1.26) | 1.03 (0.82, 1.29) |
Covariates | Â | Â | Â |
Age (years) | 0.92 (0.90, 0.94)*** | 0.92 (0.90, 0.94)*** | 0.91 (0.90, 0.93)*** |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Male | 1.38 (1.10, 1.74)** | 1.38 (1.10, 1.74)** | 1.36 (1.07, 1.74)* |
Poverty-income ratio (cont.) | Â | Â | 0.85 (0.79, 0.91)*** |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
Less than high school | Â | Â | 1.00 |
High school diploma | Â | Â | 0.91 (0.69, 1.22) |
More than high school | Â | Â | 0.75 (0.59, 0.97)* |
Ethnicity (%) | Â | Â | Â |
White Americans | Â | Â | 1.00 |
African Americans | Â | Â | 0.89 (0.69, 1.13) |
Mexican Americans | Â | Â | 0.69 (0.50, 0.95)* |
Other Hispanic Americans | Â | Â | 1.03 (0.66, 1.60) |
Other | Â | Â | 0.80 (0.46, 1.40) |