Table 1 Demographic characteristics and other variables by social networks at baseline (N = 100)
|  |  | Integrated SN (n = 52) | Non-integrated SN (n = 48) |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Locally integrated (N = 44) | Wider community (N = 8) | Family dependent (N = 25) | Local self-contained (N = 17) | Private restricted (N = 6) | P-valueα | |
Age Mean (SD) | 70.8 (7.8) | 75.3 (7.6) | 68.5 (8.2) | 70.6 (7.2) | 74.3 (11.8) | 0.230 | |
Sex N (%) | Male | 28 (63.6) | 3 (37.5) | 19 (76.0) | 6 (35.3) | 4 (66.7) | 0.045 |
Female | 16 (36.4) | 5 (62.5) | 6 (24.0) | 11 (64.7) | 2 (33.3) | ||
Marital Status¥ | Married | 34 (77.3) | 4 (50.0) | 20 (80.0) | 6 (35.3) | 2 (33.3) | 0.004 |
Not married | 10 (22.7) | 4 (50.0) | 5 (20.0) | 11 (64.7) | 4 (66.7) | ||
Ethnicity N (%) | Caribbean | 16 (36.4) | 4 (50.0) | 6 (24.0) | 12 (70.6) | 3 (50.0) | 0.434 |
Pakistani | 12 (27.2) | 2 (25.0) | 6 (24.0) | 3 (17.6) | 0 (0.0) | ||
African | 7 (16.0) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (28.0) | 1 (5.9) | 3 (50.0) | ||
Indian | 3 (6.8) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (8.0) | 1 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Bangladeshi | 2 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Othersβ | 4 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Faith/Religion N (%) | Christian | 22 (50.0) | 5 (62.5) | 13 (52.0) | 11 (64.7) | 5 (83.3) | 0.759 |
Muslim | 18 (40.9) | 2 (25.0) | 9 (35.0) | 4 (23.5) | 1 (16.7) | ||
Sikh | 3 (6.8) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (8.0) | 1 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Hindu | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
No religion | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Self-R health N (%) | Excellent/good | 35 (79.1) | 4 (50.0) | 16 (64.0) | 7 (44.4) | 1 (16.7) | 0.005 |
Fair/poor | 9 (20.9) | 4 (50.0) | 9 (36.0) | 10 (55.6) | 5 (83.3) | ||
IMD Quartiles N (%) | 1 (Most deprived) | 17 (38.6) | 2 (25.0) | 5 (20.0) | 4 (23.5) | 5 (83.3) | 0.116 |
2 | 7 (15.9) | 1 (12.5) | 8 (32.0) | 3 (17.6) | 0 (0.0) | ||
3 | 9 (20.5) | 1 (12.5) | 5 (20.0) | 6 (35.3) | 1 (16.7) | ||
4 (least deprived) | 11 (25.0) | 4 (50.0) | 7 (28.0) | 4 (23.5) | 0 (0.0) | ||
SPPB Mean (SD) | 9.9 (2.5) | 8.6 (3.2) | 9.7 (2.8) | 7.8 (3.6) | 5.7 (4.6) | 0.014 | |
HGS Mean (SD) | 27.7 (8.9) | 24 (5.4) | 29.1 (9.9) | 22.8 (9.4) | 26.3 (14.3) | 0.231 | |
MNA-SF Mean (SD) | 12.4 (1.7) | 12.8 (1.1) | 12.7 (1.7) | 12.2 (1.8) | 11.5 (3.3) | 0.296 | |
BMI categories* N (%) | Underweight | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.852 |
Normal | 2 (4.5) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (8.0) | 2 (11.8) | 0 (0.0) | ||
overweight | 13 (29.5) | 3 (37.5) | 9 (36.0) | 4 (23.5) | 2 (33.3) | ||
Obese | 29 (65.9) | 4 (50.0) | 14 (56.0) | 11 (64.7) | 4 (66.7) | ||
Number of Disease Mean (SD) | 1.8 (1.0) | 2.3 (1.5) | 2.1 (1.4) | 2.5 (1.7) | 2.7 (2.4) | 0.334 | |
Diseases n (%) | Type 2 Diabetes | 18 (40.9) | 4 (50.0) | 15 (60.0) | 10 (58.8) | 4 (66.7) | 0.466 |
| Â | CVD | 10 (22.7) | 1 (12.5) | 3 (12.0) | 4 (23.5) | 2 (33.3) | 0.688 |
| Â | Osteoarthritis | 10 (22.7) | 1 (12.5) | 6 (24.0) | 6 (35.3) | 1 (16.7) | 0.742 |
| Â | High BP | 21 (48.8) | 5 (62.5) | 13 (52.0) | 11 (64.7) | 3 (60.0) | 0.813 |
| Â | High Cholesterol | 5 (11.4) | 1 (12.5) | 5 (20.0) | 1 (5.9) | 1 (15.7) | 0.735 |
|  | Cancerμ | 4 (9.1) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (8.0) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (33.3) | 0.191 |
|  | Others∞ | 5 (11.4) | 1 (12.5) | 4 (16.0) | 2 (11.8) | 1 (16.7) | 0.987 |
Length of stay in UK | 47.7 (11.9) | 50.6 (6.2) | 34.7 (20.1) | 45.7 (11.3) | 20.5 (10.6) | 0.001 | |
Living alone % | 11.6 | 50.0 | 8.0 | 55.6 | 66.7 | 0.001 | |
Supplement use | Yes | 16 (37.2) | 3 (37.5) | 8 (32.0) | 11 (61.1) | 1 (16.7) | 0.236 |
No | 27 (62.8) | 5 (62.5) | 17 (68.0) | 7 (38.9) | 5 (83.3) | ||