Table 2.
Multinomial logistic regression models of the determinants of self-reported loneliness over the past week among mexican-origin adults in Pima, Yuma, and Santa Cruz, Arizona
| Days | Scales & Diseases / Est. | Confidence Interval |
Sociodemo. / Est. | Confidence Interval | Full Model / Est. | Confidence Interval | Full Model with Interaction Effect / Est. | Confidence Interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Support | 1–2 | 0.85 *** | [0.78, 0.92] | 0.81 *** | [0.74, 0.89] | 0.70 * | [0.50, 0.98] | ||
| 3–4 | 0.88 * | [0.80, 0.97] | 0.86 ** | [0.78, 0.96] | 0.80 | [0.58, 1.10] | |||
| 5–7 | 0.80 *** | [0.72, 0.89] | 0.75 *** | [0.66, 0.85] | 0.49 *** | [0.34, 0.73] | |||
| Hope | 1–2 | 0.93 | [0.84, 1.03] | 0.90 + | [0.80, 1.02] | 0.75 | [0.51, 1.11] | ||
| 3–4 | 0.83 ** | [0.74, 0.94] | 0.84 * | [0.73, 0.96] | 0.75 | [0.50, 1.13] | |||
| 5–7 | 0.79 *** | [0.70, 0.89] | 0.79 ** | [0.68, 0.91] | 0.47 ** | [0.29, 0.75] | |||
| Physical Pain | 1–2 | 1.05 | [0.96, 1.16] | 1.10 | [0.97, 1.24] | 1.10 | [0.98, 1.24] | ||
| 3–4 | 1.13 + | [1.00, 1.27] | 1.13 | [0.97, 1.31] | 1.13 | [0.97, 1.31] | |||
| 5–7 | 1.16 * | [1.02, 1.32] | 1.19 * | [1.03, 1.39] | 1.24 ** | [1.06, 1.46] | |||
| Diabetes (Yes) | 1–2 | 0.89 | [0.39, 2.03] | 1.62 | [0.58, 4.49] | 1.68 | [0.60, 4.71] | ||
| 3–4 | 3.28 * | [1.13, 9.49] | 3.20 + | [0.92, 11.16] | 3.59 + | [0.97, 13.21] | |||
| 5–7 | 0.36 | [0.10, 1.34] | 0.38 | [0.09, 1.64] | 0.29 | [0.06, 1.44] | |||
| Depression (Yes) | 1–2 | 0.60 | [0.21, 1.68] | 0.77 | [0.24, 2.54] | 0.73 | [0.22, 2.46] | ||
| 3–4 | 0.43 | [0.12, 1.53] | 0.47 | [0.11, 1.96] | 0.46 | [0.11, 2.02] | |||
| 5–7 | 1.55 | [0.45, 5.36] | 1.73 | [0.46, 6.58] | 1.44 | [0.35, 6.02] | |||
| Age (45–64 years) | 1–2 | 0.93 | [0.33, 2.60] | 0.97 | [0.31, 3.07] | 0.91 | [0.29, 2.91] | ||
| 3–4 | 1.98 | [0.34, 11.52] | 2.09 | [0.30, 14.67] | 2.12 | [0.29, 15.36] | |||
| 5–7 | 1.16 | [0.31, 4.30] | 1.57 | [0.25, 9.86] | 1.07 | [0.17, 6.70] | |||
| Age (65 + years) | 1–2 | 0.20 * | [0.05, 0.85] | 0.17 * | [0.03, 0.91] | 0.16 * | [0.03, 0.84] | ||
| 3–4 | 0.32 | [0.04, 2.54] | 0.26 | [0.02, 2.77] | 0.24 | [0.02, 2.72] | |||
| 5–7 | 0.36 | [0.08, 1.72] | 0.78 | [0.09, 6.70] | 0.57 | [0.07, 4.70] | |||
| Sex (Female) | 1–2 | 0.80 | [0.25, 2.53] | 0.90 | [0.23, 3.47] | 0.88 | [0.22, 3.48] | ||
| 3–4 | 0.45 | [0.13, 1.61] | 0.37 | [0.08, 1.68] | 0.36 | [0.07, 1.72] | |||
| 5–7 | 1.74 | [0.35, 8.61] | 1.68 | [0.21, 13.21] | 1.29 | [0.16, 10.41] | |||
| Education ( > = 12 years) | 1–2 | 0.56 | [0.24, 1.28] | 0.99 | [0.38, 2.60] | 0.91 | [0.34, 2.42] | ||
| 3–4 | 0.13 ** | [0.03, 0.50] | 0.23 + | [0.05, 1.07] | 0.22 + | [0.04, 1.05] | |||
| 5–7 | 0.67 | [0.26, 1.71] | 1.85 | [0.47, 7.39] | 1.66 | [0.39, 7.02] | |||
| MX Birth and US < = 30 years | 1–2 | 0.56 | [0.17, 1.90] | 0.56 | [0.14, 2.24] | 0.55 | [0.13, 2.24] | ||
| 3–4 | 0.49 | [0.10, 2.47] | 0.83 | [0.13, 5.42] | 0.95 | [0.13, 6.77] | |||
| 5–7 | 0.38 | [0.11, 1.31] | 0.16 * | [0.03, 0.99] | 0.12 * | [0.02, 0.74] | |||
| MX Birth and US 30 + years | 1–2 | 1.61 | [0.42, 6.15] | 1.56 | [0.35, 6.90] | 1.72 | [0.38, 7.86] | ||
| 3–4 | 1.46 | [0.27, 7.94] | 1.98 | [0.30, 13.12] | 2.21 | [0.32, 15.31] | |||
| 5–7 | 0.78 | [0.20, 2.99] | 0.31 | [0.05, 1.96] | 0.30 | [0.05, 1.92] | |||
| County (Yuma) | 1–2 | 0.16 ** | [0.05, 0.47] | 0.06 *** | [0.02, 0.23] | 0.06 *** | [0.01, 0.22] | ||
| 3–4 | 0.59 | [0.17, 2.05] | 0.19 * | [0.04, 0.86] | 0.18 * | [0.04, 0.85] | |||
| 5–7 | 1.83 | [0.59, 5.62] | 0.29 | [0.06, 1.35] | 0.36 | [0.08, 1.69] | |||
| County (Santa Cruz) | 1–2 | 0.25 * | [0.07, 0.89] | 0.18 * | [0.04, 0.80] | 0.18 * | [0.04, 0.79] | ||
| 3–4 | 1.72 | [0.46, 6.38] | 1.07 | [0.22, 5.24] | 1.09 | [0.21, 5.52] | |||
| 5–7 | 1.97 | [0.53, 7.25] | 0.53 | [0.08, 3.55] | 0.46 | [0.06, 3.28] | |||
| Social Support: Hope | 1–2 | 1.01 | [0.99, 1.03] | ||||||
| 3–4 | 1.00 | [0.98, 1.03] | |||||||
| 5–7 | 1.03 * | [1.01, 1.06] | |||||||
| N | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | |||||
| R2 | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.34 | 0.35 |
+ p < 0.1, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001