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Table 2 Estimated mean effects of social integration (modeled as latent growth curves) on the index of metabolic dysregulation

From: Impact of social integration on metabolic functions: evidence from a nationally representative longitudinal study of US older adults

 

Model 1

 

Model 2

 
 

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

All (N = 4,323)

0.54 (0.40, 0.72)

< 0.001

0.63 (0.46, 0.86)

0.002

Age

    

 < 65 years (N = 1,697)

0.47 (0.29, 0.75)

0.002

0.57 (0.34, 0.95)

0.030

 65 or more years (N = 2,626)

0.65 (0.47, 0.90)

0.010

0.74 (0.53, 1.05)

0.090

Sex

    

 Male (N = 1,714 )

0.53 (0.31, 0.91)

0.020

0.58 (0.33, 1.02)

0.059

 Female (N = 2,609)

0.50 (0.35, 0.73)

< 0.001

0.64 (0.44, 0.96)

0.029

Race

    

 White (N = 3,597)

0.52 (0.38, 0.71)

< 0.001

0.62 (0.45, 0.86)

0.004

 Nonwhite (N = 726)

0.50 (0.20, 1.24)

0.133

0.61 (0.23, 1.64)

0.328

Education

    

 < 12 years (N = 2,333)

0.50 (0.32, 0.79)

0.003

0.53 (0.33, 0.84)

0.007

 12 or more years (N = 1,990)

0.64 (0.42, 0.97)

0.034

0.72 (0.46, 1.13)

0.154

Household income

    

 Lower quartiles (N = 3,252)

0.58 (0.40, 0.84)

0.004

0.63 (0.43, 0.93)

0.032

 Top quartile (N = 1,071)

0.65 (0.37, 1.14)

0.132

0.64 (0.37, 1.08)

0.090

  1. Note: Model 1 adjusted for age, sex, race, and BMI; model 2 adjusted for all covariates.
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