Table 4.

Mortality Hazard Rate Ratios for social relationships, adjusted for health and disability in men

MEN (n = 601; deceased = 214)a	Network model	Psychosocial mechanisms model	Complete model
Age	1.08 (1.06–1.10)	1.08 (1.06–1.10)	1.07 (1.04–1.09)
Education:
Primary completed	1	1	1
Primary not completed	1.15 (0.84–1.57)	1.16 (0.85–1.58)	0.97 (0.70–1.34)
Family ties index:
< 3	1	1	1
3	0.68 (0.51–0.91)	0.77 (0.57–1.03)	0.75 (0.56–1.01)
Friends contacted:
No	1	1	1
Yes	0.99 (0.75–1.30)	1.10 (0.83–1.47)	1.16 (0.87–1.55)
Social participation index	0.83 (0.71–0.97)	0.84 (0.72–0.98)	0.89 (0.76–1.04)
Confidant:
No/does not know		1	1
Yes		0.70 (0.52–0.93)	0.77 (0.57–1.04)
Received emotional support		0.82 (0.59–1.13)	0.79 (0.57–1.10)
Role in significant others' lives		0.81 (0.65–1.03)	0.87 (0.69–1.10)
Physical activity:
Moderate/vigorous			1
Light			1.50 (1.06–2.13)
Co-morbidity			1.05 (0.97–1.14)
Square root of depressive symptoms			1.03 (0.92–1.15)
Cognitive score			1.25 (1.08–1.45)
Self-perceived health:
Very good/good			1
Average/poor/very poor			1.37 (0.98–1.92)
Disability:
Independent			1
Not independent for IADLs			1.22 (0.85–1.76)
Not independent for ADLs			0.93 (0.59–1.47)

^aNon-weighted results. Bold: indicates results significant at a 95% level. ADLs: Activities of daily living. IADLs: Instrumental activities of daily living.