Table 6 Results of analysis on interaction between sex and living situation for social loneliness among 2251 participants of the UHCE study
From: Socio-demographic characteristics associated with emotional and social loneliness among older adults
Social loneliness | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Living with partner | Living without partner | OR (95% CI) for living without partner vs living with partner within strata of sex | |||
N lonely/not lonely | OR (95% CI) | N lonely/not lonely | OR (95% CI) | ||
Male | 148/511 | ref. | 77/155 | 1.94 (1.35–2.78) | 1.94 (1.35–2.78) |
Female | 122/354 | 1.18 (0.87–1.59) | 253/631 | 1.11 (0.86–1.43) | 0.94 (0.71–1.25) |
OR (95% CI) for female vs male within strata of living situation | 1.18 (0.87–1.59) | 0.57 (0.41–0.80) | |||