From: Does owning a pet protect older people against loneliness?
Loneliness pathway | Sample 1 (N) | Sample 2 (N)1 | Men | Women | ||
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Adjusted-sample 1 | Adjusted-sample 2 | Adjusted-sample 1 | Adjusted-sample 2 | |||
Never lonely | 2,540 | 1,025 | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
Always lonely | 256 | 84 | 0.81 (0.44-1.47) | 1.12 (0.38-3.36) | 1.41 (0.99-2.00) | 2.40 (1.18-4.89) |
Into loneliness | 332 | 139 | 1.11 (0.76-1.62) | 1.09 (0.59-2.04) | 0.97 (0.70-1.35) | 0.76 (0.41-1.40) |
Out of loneliness | 376 | 165 | 0.94 (0.60-1.48) | 0.70 (0.31-1.60) | 1.71 (1.25-2.35) | 1.81 (1.02-3.20) |
Fluctuating | 333 | 137 | 1.02 (0.67-1.55) | 1.00 (0.45-2.21) | 1.24 (0.88-1.73) | 1.28 (0.70-2.34) |