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Table 5 Mediation analyses between objective isolation (X), health outcomes (Y) under the moderation of subjective isolation (M)

From: Differentiating objective and subjective dimensions of social isolation and apprasing their relations with physical and mental health in italian older adults

Antecedent	Consequent
Antecedent	M (Perceived Isolation)			Y (Physical Health)			M (Perceived Isolation)			Y (Mental Health)			M (Perceived Isolation)			Y (Depression)
	Coeff [LLCI ULCI]	SE	t	Coeff [LLCI ULCI]	SE	t	Coeff [LLCI ULCI]	SE	t	Coeff [LLCI ULCI]	SE	t	Coeff	SE	t	Coeff	SE	t
X (Social Disconnectedness)	0.45 [.30 .58]	0.07	6.29***	− 0.06 [−.32 .20]	0.13	−.46	0.43 [.29 .57]	0.07	6.14***	− 0.08 [−.3 .17]	.12	−.61	0.44	0.7	6.14***	1.61	0.57	2.78*
M (Perceived Isolation)	–	–	–	− 0.23 [−.43 -.03]	0.10	−2.33*	–	–	–	− 0.34 [−.53 -.14]	0.09	−3.48**	–	–	–	3.13	.43	7.24***
constant	0.0008	0.03	.025	2.71	0.05	49.72***	−0.004	0.03	−.13	2.85	0.05	54.89***	0	0.03	0	13.64	0.23	7.23***
	R² = .12 F (1 303) = 39.59***			R² = .02 F (2 302) = 3.61*			R² = .11 F (1 303) = 37.76***			R² = .05 F (2 302) = 7.82**			R² = .11 F (1 297) = 37.76***			R² = .22 F (2 296) = 41.54***
X (Lubben Scale)	− 0.03 [−.03 -.01]	0.01	−5.08***	0.01 [−.01 .02]	0.01	.84	− 0.02 [−.03 -.015]	0.005	−4.92***	− 0.004 [−.02 .013]	0.01	−.45	−0.2	0.005	−4.99***	−0.06	0.04	−1.56
M (Perceived Isolation)	–	–	–	−0.21 [−.41 -.009]	0.10	−2.05*	–	–	–	− 0.34 [−.53 -.15]	0.09	−3.54**	–	–	–	3.33	0.44	7.48***
constant	−0.2	0.01	−5.08***	2.59	0.15	16.31***	0.41	0.08	4.64***	2.91	0.15	19.35***	0.42	0.08	4.75***	14.65	.69	21.01***
	R² = .08 F (1 288) = 25.85***			R² = .02 F (2 287) = 3.23*			R² = .08 F (1 287) = 24.20***			R² = .04 F (2 286) = 6.42*			R² = .08 F (1 282) = 24.95***			R² = .20 F (2 281) = 35.45***

* p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001. 287 < df < 304

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