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. 2007 Oct 4;7:24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-7-24

Table 4.

Summary of effects of social networks upon place of residence across study period

Low-level care
OR 		95% CI Nursing home
OR 		95% CI Dead
OR 		95% CI
Children
 Mid tertile 1.03 0.74 – 1.44 1.24 0.89 – 1.72 1.11 0.87 – 1.42
 Upper tertile 0.68 0.48 – 0.96 0.85 0.60 – 1.21 1.02 0.79 – 1.31
Overall χ62 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8akY=wiFfYdH8Gipec8Eeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9s8qqaq=dirpe0xb9q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0dc8meaabaqaciaacaGaaeqabaqabeGadaaakeaacqaHhpWydaqhaaWcbaGaeGOnaydabaGaeGOmaidaaaaa@307C@ = 8.6a
Relatives
 Mid tertile 0.93 0.67 – 1.29 0.72 0.53 – 1.00 0.95 0.75 – 1.20
 Upper tertile 0.92 0.64 – 1.33 0.74 0.51 – 1.07 1.07 0.82 – 1.38
Overall χ62 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8akY=wiFfYdH8Gipec8Eeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9s8qqaq=dirpe0xb9q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0dc8meaabaqaciaacaGaaeqabaqabeGadaaakeaacqaHhpWydaqhaaWcbaGaeGOnaydabaGaeGOmaidaaaaa@307C@ = 13.5
Friends
 Mid tertile 1.28 0.91 – 1.81 0.99 0.70 – 1.38 0.92 0.73 – 1.17
 Upper tertile 1.22 0.83 – 1.78 0.74 0.52 – 1.07 0.72 0.56 – 0.93
Overall χ62 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8akY=wiFfYdH8Gipec8Eeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9s8qqaq=dirpe0xb9q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0dc8meaabaqaciaacaGaaeqabaqabeGadaaakeaacqaHhpWydaqhaaWcbaGaeGOnaydabaGaeGOmaidaaaaa@307C@ = 26.4
Confidants
 Mid tertile 0.95 0.69 – 1.32 0.70 0.51 – 0.97 0.84 0.67 – 1.06
 Upper tertile 0.86 0.57 – 1.31 0.50 0.33 – 0.75 0.73 0.56 – 0.94
Overall χ62 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8akY=wiFfYdH8Gipec8Eeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9s8qqaq=dirpe0xb9q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0dc8meaabaqaciaacaGaaeqabaqabeGadaaakeaacqaHhpWydaqhaaWcbaGaeGOnaydabaGaeGOmaidaaaaa@307C@ = 31.0
Total
 Mid tertile 0.77 0.55 – 1.08 0.57 0.40 – 0.81 0.76 0.60 – 0.97
 Upper tertile 0.94 0.67 – 1.34 0.62 0.43 – 0.90 0.84 0.65 – 1.08
Overall χ62 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8akY=wiFfYdH8Gipec8Eeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9s8qqaq=dirpe0xb9q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0dc8meaabaqaciaacaGaaeqabaqabeGadaaakeaacqaHhpWydaqhaaWcbaGaeGOnaydabaGaeGOmaidaaaaa@307C@ = 30.7

Lower tertile is referent category in all analyses. Community dwelling is referent response category.

a: χ62 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8akY=wiFfYdH8Gipec8Eeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9s8qqaq=dirpe0xb9q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0dc8meaabaqaciaacaGaaeqabaqabeGadaaakeaacqaHhpWydaqhaaWcbaGaeGOnaydabaGaeGOmaidaaaaa@307C@ test of effect of social network variable; values > 12.59 significant at P < 0.05.