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. 2008 Jul 18;8:243. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-243

Table 3.

Association of lack of social ties & less than good self rated health by level of income

High income Low income lr test for interaction (1)

Odds ratio (1) 95% C I Odds ratio (1) 95% C I
Felt lonely yesterday 1.80 1.30 – 2.49 2.46 1.90 – 3.20 0.06
Received no phone call 1.31 0.95 – 1.89 1.94 1.52 – 2.47 0.07
Has no friends 1.17 0.87 – 1.59 1.95 1.52 – 2.49 0.02
No club membership 1.42 1.16 – 1.74 1.72 1.38 – 2.14 0.80
Lives alone 0.84 0.67 – 1.05 1.14 0.94 – 1.39 0.02

(1) adjusted for age & gender