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. 2009 May 22;49(4):549–559. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnp048

Table 3.

Factors Predicting Network Members Dropped at Follow-Up Assessment

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) p
Intercept 0.44 (0.19–1.00) .05
    Older 0.19 (0.06–0.66) .01
    Network size 1.19 (0.99–1.44) .07
    Proportion of family members 0.17 (0.02–1.56) .11
    Proportion of female members 0.02 (0.00–1.06) .05
Interview 0.02 (0.00–0.10) .00
Frequency of Emotional Support 0.45 (0.32–0.63) .00
    × Older 6.17 (3.04–12.54) .00
    × Proportion of Family Members 0.13 (0.05–0.32) .00

Note: Network size was used as covariate. The main effect of proportion of family members was retained in the model because it had significant interaction effect with frequency of emotional support variable.