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Table 3 Logistic regression models to determine the effect of loneliness and social isolation on all-cause mortality

From: Association of loneliness and social isolation with all-cause mortality among older Mexican adults in the Mexican health and aging study: a retrospective observational study

 

Unadjusted model

Adjusted modela

Loneliness

OR

95%CI

p value

OR

95%CI

p value

 Without

Reference

Reference

 Mild

1.06

0.76–1.46

0.71

0.83

0.59–1.16

0.28

 Severe

1.73

1.24–2.40

0.001

1.03

0.71–1.64

0.87

Social Isolation

 Integrated

Reference

Reference

 Isolated

1.50

1.21–1.87

< 0.0001

1.30

1.03–1.64

0.03

Interactions between loneliness and social isolation

 Without loneliness and Integrated

Reference

Reference

 Mild loneliness and isolated

1.15

0.77–1.70

0.48

1.14

0.76–1.73

0.53

 Severe loneliness and isolated

1.04

0.69–1.55

0.84

0.99

0.64–1.51

0.94

  1. a: Model adjusted by age, sex, schooling, more than one activity of daily living affected, depressive symptoms, satisfaction with life, internal locus of control, multimorbidity, infectious diseases, falls, sight problems, hearing problems, limiting pain, smoking, alcohol consumption, unintended weight loss, hospitalization and living alone