Table 2 Social support and loneliness of the female MOAC in this study

Total

39.4(5.9)

12.9(4.0)

Age

0.001^a

0.491^a

 60–65

40.0(6.0)

13.2(3.9)

 Over 65

38.9(5.6)

12.7(4.2)

Education

0.096^a

0.233^a

 Illiterate

39.2(6.0)

13.4(4.2)

 Elementary school

39.0(5.2)

12.8(3.9)

 Middle School

39.0(6.2)

12.5(4.0)

 High School and above

41.2(6.0)

12.4(3.5)

Marital status

 < .001^b

0.404^b

 Married

39.9(5.7)

12.9(4.0)

 Unmarried

35.2(5.9)

13.4(4.0)

Chronic diseases

0.020^b

0.280^b

 No

39.9(5.7)

12.7(3.8)

 Yes

38.6(6.0)

13.2(4.2)

Self-rated health

0.172^a

0.595^a

 Excellent

40.5(5.1)

12.7(4.2)

 Very good

38.7(6.8)

13.3(3.9)

 Good

39.4(5.2)

12.7(4.1)

 Fair and below

39.0(5.6)

12.9(3.9)

Monthly income

 < 0.001^a

 < 0.001^a

 0–100 RMB

38.6(6.1)

13.2(4.2)

 101–500 RMB

38.2(6.2)

14.4(4.3)

 501–1000 RMB

39.4(4.8)

12.5(3.4)

 1001–2500 RMB

40.3(4.6)

11.3(3.1)

 2501–10000 RMB

43.2(6.1)

12.2(3.8)

Feel like a local

 < 0.001^a

 < 0.001^a

 Don’t agree

37.9(5.7)

13.7(4.5)

 Fair

39.7(5.3)

12.3(3.7)

 Agree

41.1(6.6)

10.9(2.9)

Local Chinese dialect

0.010^a

0.073^a

 Can’t understand or speak

36.9(7.3)

13.7(5.2)

 Can understand but can’t speak

38.9(5.0)

13.4(4.2)

 Can speak a little

40.7(5.7)

12.4(3.8)

 Can fluently speak

39.4(7.0)

12.4(3.3)

Participate in community activities

 < 0.001^a

0.001^a

 Never

38.2(5.6)

13.0(4.0)

 Occasionally

40.1(5.5)

14.0(4.6)

 Sometimes

40.1(5.6)

12.6(3.4)

 Often

41.9(6.7)

11.3(2.7)