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Table 4 Logistic regression of loneliness and socially isolation correlates in Community-dwelling older adults receiving home health services (n = 1,777)*

From: Loneliness and social isolation risk factors in community-dwelling older adults receiving home health services

Variable

Lonely (n = 229)

Living Alone (n = 597)

Married (n = 1,329)

OR (SE)

95% CI

p-value

OR (SE)

95% CI

p-value

OR (SE)

95% CI

p-value

Age

         

 ≤ 80

1

  

1

  

1

  

 > 80

0.98 (0.17)

0.7, 1.37

0.9

0.98 (0.12)

0.78, 1.24

0.89

1.29 (0.16)

1.02, 1.65

0.04

Sex

         

 Male

1

  

1

  

1

  

 Female

0.74 (0.13)

0.53, 1.05

0.09

1.07 (0.13)

0.84, 1.37

0.57

3.59 (0.41)

2.87, 4.49

< 0.001

Marital status

         

 Unmarried

1

        

 Married

1.49 (0.31)

0.99, 2.23

0.06

7.69 (1.28)

5.55, 10.66

< 0.001

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Living arrangements

         

 Not alone

1

     

1

  

 Alone

3.22 (0.6)

2.23, 4.64

< 0.001

------

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7.74 (1.29)

5.58, 10.73

< 0.001

Lonely

         

 No

   

1

  

1

  

 Yes

------

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2.93 (0.53)

2.07, 4.17

< 0.001

1.55

1.04, 2.32

0.03

Race

         

 Caucasian

1

  

1

  

1

  

 Black/African American

0.37 (0.09)

0.23, 0.59

< 0.001

0.93 (0.17)

0.66, 1.32

0.7

1.40 (0.25)

0.99, 1.98

0.06

 Asian

1.1 (0.52)

0.44, 2.76

0.84

0.28 (0.15)

0.10, 0.78

0.01

0.8 (0.27)

0.41, 1.57

0.51

 Other

0.43 (0.13)

0.24, 0.76

0.004

0.91 (0.20)

0.60, 1.40

0.68

1.0 (0.19)

0.67, 1.51

0.99

Ethnicity

         

 Hispanic/Latino

1

  

1

  

1

  

 Non-Hispanic/Latino

1.1 (0.31)

0.63, 1.92

0.74

0.89 (0.18)

0.60, 1.32

0.57

0.76 (0.15)

0.52, 1.11

0.16

Hearing impairment

         

 No

1

  

1

  

1

  

 Yes

1.50 (0.28)

1.0, 2.13

0.05

0.96 (0.15)

0.71, 1.30

0.8

0.90 (0.14)

0.66, 1.22

0.5

Vision Impairment

         

 No

1

     

1

  

 Yes

0.95 (0.18)

0.66, 1.39

0.81

1.32 (0.18)

1.01, 1.72

0.04

1.10 (0.15)

0.83, 1.44

0.51

Depressive symptoms

         

 No

1

  

1

  

1

  

 Yes

10.5 (2.07)

7.14, 15.5

< 0.001

0.68 (0.12)

0.48, 0.98

0.04

0.76 (0.13)

0.54, 1.07

0.12

 Cognitive function

0.97 (0.01)

0.95, 0.99

0.03

1.0 (0.005)

0.99, 1.01

0.59

1.0 (0.005)

0.99, 1.01

0.98

Ambulating

         

 No

1

  

1

  

1

  

 Yes

2.09 (1.31)

0.61, 7.12

0.24

0.65 (0.16)

0.40, 1.06

0.08

0.82 (0.22)

0.48, 1.39

0.46

Transferring

         

 No

1

  

1

  

1

  

 Yes

0.52 (0.66)

0.04, 6.35

0.61

0.8 (0.58)

0.20, 3.27

0.76

2.11 (1.61)

0.47, 9.38

0.33

Toileting

         

 No

1

  

1

  

1

  

 Yes

0.11 (0.10)

0.02, 0.70

0.02

1.56 (0.80)

0.57, 4.27

0.59

0.69 (0.4)

0.22, 2.13

0.52

Grooming

         

 No

1

     

1

  

 Yes

4.39 (1.19)

2.59, 7.47

< 0.001

0.58 (0.08)

0.45, 0.76

< 0.001

1.1 (0.15)

0.83, 1.45

0.5

Bathing

         

 No

1

  

1

  

1

  

 Yes

4.67 (2.58)

1.58, 13.8

0.005

0.93 (0.18)

0.57, 4.27

0.69

0.98 (0.19)

0.67, 1.44

0.94

 Comorbidities

1.12 (0.05)

1.03, 1.23

0.01

1.03 (0.03)

0.97, 1.10

0.33

1.02 (0.03)

0.96, 1.09

0.45

  1. Note. *Stata utilizes listwise deletion for all regression models as regression analyses require complete data for all variables included in the model to calculate coefficients thus, 1,777 observations were included in the regression models. OR = odds ratio; SE = standard error; CI = confidence interval