Table 2.
51 years or oldera |
50 years or youngerb |
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M (SD) | Range | M (SD) | Range | |
Network member–level variables | ||||
Frequency of emotional support | 5.61 (1.72) | 2–8 | 5.67 (2.17) | 0–8 |
Strength of friendship baseline | 3.61 (0.67) | 1–4 | 3.29 (0.91) | 1–4 |
In-degree of strong friendship | 0.48 (0.30) | 0–1 | 0.28 (0.23) | 0–1 |
Patient-level variables | ||||
Network size (includes male ties) | 5.58 (3.26) | 2–13 | 7.64 (3.94) | 1–15 |
Density of strong friendship | 0.64 (0.25) | 0.23–1 | 0.47 (0.27) | 0.13–1 |
Proportion of family members | 0.45 (0.32) | 0–1 | 0.18 (0.19) | 0–0.5 |
Proportion of female members | 0.83 (0.17) | 0.5–1.0 | 0.85 (0.15) | 0.5–1.0 |
Network member–level variables (%) | ||||
Not enumerated at follow-up | 4 | 16 | ||
Family member | 44 | 18 | ||
Interviewed | 65 | 67 | ||
Patient-level variables (%) | ||||
Fear of future | 58 | 64 |
Notes: ans = 57 (female network members) and 12 (patients).
ns = 92 (female network members) and 14 (patients).