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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Aging Health. 2023 Oct 20;36(10):619–630. doi: 10.1177/08982643231209351

Table 2.

Association of Network Type With Number of ADL Disabilities (N = 2184).

RR 95% CI p-value

Network types (ref: Large without strain)

 Large with strain (14%) .70 (.42, 1.17) .172
 Small, diverse, low contact (26%) .94 (.56, 1.58) .824
 Small, restricted, high contact (20%) .55 (.31, .98) .044
 Medium size and support (17%) .61 (.34, 1.09) .098

Network types*Round 3 (change in outcome)

 Large with strain*Round 3 1.14 (.61, 2.13) .675
 Small, diverse, low contact*Round 3 .95 (.48, 1.85) .870
 Small, restricted, high contact*Round 3 1.55 (.87, 2.76) .137
 Medium size and support*Round 3 1.37 (.79, 2.39) .263

Covariates

 Round 3 1.53 (1.00, 2.34) .049
 Age 1.03 (1.01, 1.05) .056
 Age*Round 3 1.04 (1.01, 1.07) .004
 Female .99 (.72, 1.37) .973
 Race (ref: White)
  Black 1.34 (.89, 2.01) .161
  Other .85 (.52, 1.40) .528
 Education (ref Bachelor’s or higher)
  Less than high school 1.73 (1.13, 2.66) .013
  High school or equivalent .77 (.54, 1.11) .158
  Vocational, some college, or associate’s degree 1.28 (.88, 1.87) .200
 Married or living with a partner .95 (.68, 1.33) .776
 Number of chronic conditions (0–7) 1.34 (1.20, 1.51) <.0001