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. 2023 Sep 5;33(9):478–483. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20210510

Table 4. Adjusted odds ratios of counselor type according to total sibling number among Japanese parents receiving social support from at least one person (n = 7,780).

    Type of counselor
Own parents Siblings and/or relatives Spouse or partner Neighborhood
friends/acquaintances
Non-neighborhood
friends/acquaintances
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Total number of siblings 0 (only child) referent referent referent referent referent
1 1.48 (1.22–1.79) 4.53 (3.47–5.92) 1.04 (0.85–1.29) 0.91 (0.76–1.09) 0.83 (0.69–0.99)
2 1.35 (1.11–1.64) 6.90 (5.28–9.04) 1.14 (0.92–1.41) 0.99 (0.82–1.18) 0.81 (0.67–0.97)
3 0.90 (0.70–1.16) 9.48 (6.97–12.90) 0.93 (0.71–1.22) 0.83 (0.65–1.05) 0.66 (0.52–0.85)
≥4 0.53 (0.39–0.72) 13.50 (9.35–19.50) 0.64 (0.46–0.89) 0.54 (0.39–0.74) 0.65 (0.46–0.90)

CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

Model: Adjusted for age and sex.