Examining the association between loneliness and emergency department visits using Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging (CLSA) data: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Table 2 Logistic regression model results to test associations between loneliness and ED visit in previous 12 months in 44,518 Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Tracking and Comprehensive Follow-up 1 (2015-2018) survey respondents

Variables	Odds Ratio (95% CI) N=44,518
	Unadjusted	Adjusted (weighted)^a
Lonely (ref: not lonely)	1.41 (1.34-1.48)	1.13 (1.05-1.21)

^aAdjusted for education, ethnicity, age, geographic region, gender, income, marital status, living alone, chronic conditions, functional impairment, self-rated mental health, depressive symptoms, anxiety, social contacts, social activities, family physician visit.

ISSN: 1471-2318