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

Table 3 Logistic regression model results by gender (men, women) to test associations between loneliness and ED visit in Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Tracking and Comprehensive Follow-up 1 (2015-2018) survey

	Men (n=21,722) Odds Ratio (95% CI)		Women (n=22,722) Odds Ratio (95% CI)
	Unadjusted	Adjusted (weighted)^a	Unadjusted	Adjusted (weighted)^a
Lonely (ref: not lonely)	1.35 (1.25-1.46)	1.10 (0.99-1.22)	1.44 (1.34-1.54)	1.15 (1.05-1.25)

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

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