Table 5.
Prevalence ratio (95% confidence interval) for malfunction status of social role: determined by Poisson regression analysis
| Variables | n | Prevalence of social role disability, n (%) | Crude model | Model 1 | Model 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR (95% CI) | PR (95% CI) | PR (95% CI) | |||
| Diabetic nephropathy | 88 | 57 (64.8) | 1.03 (0.83–1.27) | 0.99 (0.80–1.21) | 1.04 (0.86–1.26) |
| Physical frailty | 49 | 34 (69.4) | 1.12 (0.89–1.40) | 1.01 (0.80–1.27) | 0.97 (0.79–1.18) |
| Depression | 18 | 17 (94.4) | 1.57* (1.33–1.85) | 1.32 (1.06–1.65) | 1.01 (0.83–1.23) |
| Cognitive decline | 29 | 23 (79.3) | 1.29 (1.04–1.61) | 1.20 (0.95–1.52) | 1.23 (0.97–1.55) |
| Low muscle strength | 55 | 39 (70.9) | 1.17 (0.94–1.46) | 1.05 (0.83–1.32) | 0.97 (0.79–1.20) |
Model 1: adjusted for propensity score (including age, gender, use of insulin, HbA1c, BMI, self-rated health, smoking status, physical activity level, academic history, economic condition, living status, other comorbidities). Model 2: Model 1 + score of Lubben Social Network Scale-6
PR prevalence ratio, CI confidence interval
*P < 0.01 (Bonferroni correction was used to adjusted the level of significance from 0.05 to 0.05/5 = 0.01)