Table 2 Associations between social relationships and engagement in at least moderate physical activity in the past 30Â days
From: Social relationships and health related behaviors among older US adults
| Â | 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 | 0.88 (0.78, 0.99)* | 0.89 (0.79, 1.00) | 0.98 (0.88, 1.10) |
Divorced/separated | 0.86 (0.74, 1.01) | 0.88 (0.76, 1.03) | 0.98 (0.86, 1.13) |
Single | 0.78 (0.56, 1.09) | 0.79 (0.57, 1.10) | 0.84 (0.60, 1.17) |
Number of close friends | Â | Â | Â |
0-4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
5-8 | 1.31 (1.19, 1.46)*** | 1.29 (1.16, 1.43)*** | 1.17 (1.06, 1.28)** |
9 or more | 1.28 (1.16, 1.42)*** | 1.25 (1.12, 1.39)*** | 1.14 (1.03, 1.27)* |
Emotional support | Â | Â | Â |
Lack of emotional support | Â | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Sufficient emotional support | Â | 1.16 (1.05, 1.29)** | 1.13 (1.02, 1.26)* |
Covariates | Â | Â | Â |
Age (years) | 0.99 (0.98, 0.99)*** | 0.99 (0.98, 0.99)*** | 0.99 (0.99, 1.00)*** |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Female | 0.85 (0.79, 0.92)*** | 0.85 (0.79, 0.91)*** | 0.88 (0.83, 0.95)** |
Poverty-income ratio (cont.) | Â | Â | 1.08 (1.04, 1.12)*** |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
Less than high school | Â | Â | 1.00 |
High school diploma | Â | Â | 1.33 (1.13, 1.56)** |
More than high school | Â | Â | 1.51 (1.30, 1.75)*** |
Ethnicity (%) | Â | Â | Â |
White Americans | Â | Â | 1.00 |
African Americans | Â | Â | 0.87 (0.77, 0.97)* |
Mexican Americans | Â | Â | 0.93 (0.81, 1.06) |
Other Hispanic Americans | Â | Â | 0.93 (0.72, 1.21) |
Other | Â | Â | 1.05 (0.87, 1.27) |