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

Table 4.

Modification by Increased Social Contact for Women and Men

Variable Model 6—Women
(n = 1,213)
Model 7—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 2.783 0.504 <.001 3.926 0.888 <.001
Number of permanent household members 1.022 0.026 .376 1.011 0.032 .716
No change/decrease in virtual social contact since March 2020 ref ref
Increase in virtual social contact since March 2020 2.196 0.503 .001 2.144 0.615 .008
Increase in virtual social contact since March 2020 × decline in in-person social interaction since March 2020 0.535 0.149 .025 0.445 0.153 .019
Age 1.001 0.007 .854 0.992 0.009 .357
No formal education ref ref
Some primary (1–7 years) 1.067 0.156 .661 1.084 0.206 .671
Some secondary or more (8+ years) 1.127 0.227 .553 0.859 0.205 .525
Not working/retired ref ref
Employed/home manager 1.386 0.247 .068 0.961 0.197 .846
Currently married or living with partner ref ref
Never married 0.623 0.192 .124 1.403 0.410 .246
Separated/deserted/divorced 1.021 0.213 .920 1.030 0.294 .916
Widowed 0.762 0.114 .070 0.813 0.223 .449
Number of children 0.991 0.033 .781 0.997 0.039 .937
Wealth Index Q1 (poorest) ref ref
Q2 0.776 0.162 .225 1.173 0.315 .552
Q3 0.863 0.178 .473 1.341 0.346 .255
Q4 1.102 0.224 .632 1.318 0.335 .276
Wealth Index Q5 (wealthiest) 0.805 0.167 .295 1.219 0.318 .447
No ADLs ref ref
Has ADLs 0.803 0.258 .496 2.228 0.769 .020
July 2021 ref ref
August 2021 1.539 0.434 .127 1.175 0.381 .618
September 2021 1.080 0.300 .781 1.152 0.359 .651
October 2021 1.662 0.446 .058 1.261 0.381 .443
November 2021 to March 2022 3.564 1.179 <.001 1.997 0.758 .068
CES-D score 1.013 0.007 .057 1.000 0.009 .998
No comorbidities ref ref
At least 1 comorbidity 1.139 0.178 .405 1.501 0.271 .024
Unvaccinated against COVID-19 ref ref
Vaccinated 0.980 0.127 .875 0.993 0.162 .964

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

Bold indicates significance at the .05 alpha level.