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. 2023 Dec 20;79(4):gbad175. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbad175

Table 3.

Modification by Household Size for Women and Men

Variable Model 4—Women
(n = 1,213)
Model 5—Men
(n = 867)
OR SE p Value OR SE p Value
No change/increase in in-person social interactions since March 2020 ref ref
Decline in in-person social interactions since March 2020 1.279 0.386 .415 3.038 1.083 .002
Number of permanent household members 0.952 0.040 .242 1.018 0.052 .722
Number of permanent household members × decline in in-person social interaction since March 2020 1.111 0.054 .032 0.993 0.058 .904
Age 1.003 0.007 .682 0.994 0.009 .520
No formal education ref ref
Some primary (1–7 years) 1.093 0.161 .548 1.099 0.208 .618
Some secondary or more (8+ years) 1.129 0.226 .545 0.879 0.209 .588
Not working/retired ref ref
Employed/home manager 1.380 0.246 .071 0.977 0.200 .909
Currently married or living with partner ref ref
Never married 0.599 0.185 .098 1.380 0.392 .258
Separated/deserted/divorced 0.982 0.203 .932 1.015 0.284 .958
Widowed 0.762 0.114 .070 0.806 0.223 .436
Number of children 0.992 0.033 .803 0.995 0.039 .899
Wealth Index Q1 (poorest) ref ref
Q2 0.821 0.169 .338 1.141 0.305 .621
Q3 0.913 0.187 .656 1.322 0.339 .276
Q4 1.156 0.234 .475 1.283 0.326 .327
Wealth Index Q5 (least poor) 0.881 0.181 .539 1.212 0.316 .461
No ADLs ref ref
Has ADLs 0.762 0.241 .391 2.283 0.786 .017
July 2021 ref ref
August 2021 1.534 0.429 .126 1.143 0.368 .677
September 2021 1.134 0.312 .648 1.136 0.353 .682
October 2021 1.704 0.454 .046 1.247 0.376 .465
November 2021 to March 2022 3.748 1.216 <.001 1.986 0.754 .071
CES-D score 1.013 0.007 .058 1.000 0.009 .995
No comorbidities ref ref
At least 1 comorbidity 1.123 0.176 .460 1.477 0.266 .030
Unvaccinated against COVID-19 ref ref
Vaccinated 0.979 0.127 .871 1.000 0.163 .999

Notes: ADL = activities of daily living; CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019; OR = odds ratio; Q = quintile; ref = reference; SE = standard error.

Bold indicates significance at the .05 alpha level.