Associations between social isolation, loneliness, and objective physical activity in older men and women

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Associations between loneliness and objective physical activity (N=267^a)

	Loneliness unadjusted (Model 1)		Loneliness adjusted for gender, age, educational attainment, non-pension wealth, marital status, smoking, alcohol consumption, limiting illness, mobility impairment, and self-rated health (Model 2)		As in Model 2, but additionally adjusted for depressive symptoms (Model 3)		As in Model 3, but additionally adjusted for social isolation (Model 4)
Outcome variable:	β (S.E.)^b	P	β (S.E.)	P	β (S.E.)	P	β (S.E.)	P
Total counts (24 h)	−0.121 (0.061)^c	0.048	−0.064 (0.065)^c	0.332	−0.087 (0.068)^c	0.199	−0.081 (0.067)	0.232
Waking time (7:00–22:00 h)
Sedentary activity	0.106 (0.061)	0.084	0.040 (0.064)	0.529	0.079 (0.066)	0.233	0.072 (0.065)	0.275
Light physical activity	−0.072 (0.061)	0.239	−0.019 (0.066)	0.770	−0.058 (0.068)	0.392	−0.051 (0.067)	0.450
MV physical activity	−0.120 (0.063)	0.055	−0.044 (0.065)	0.493	−0.071 (0.067)	0.286	−0.062 (0.067)	0.347

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