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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 2.
Published in final edited form as: Hepatology. 2007 Dec;46(6):1836–1843. doi: 10.1002/hep.21953

Table 5.

Social Life in Patients with PBC and Matched Controls

Social Activity Cases Controls P
Talking on the telephone with relatives, friends, or neighbors (times per week) 4.7 ± 2.1 (n = 425) 4.5 ± 2.1 (n = 489) 0.109
Getting together with friends or relatives (times per month) 8.3 ± 7.4 (n = 1018) 7.5 ± 7 (n = 989) 0.004
Visiting neighbors (times per month) 5.2 ± 7.6 (n = 665) 6.1 ± 9.7 (n = 667) NS
Attending church or religious services 691/1032 (66%) 737/1041 (70%) 0.067
Belonging to a club (times per month) 4.2 ± 4.4 (n = 735) 4.2 ± 4.1 (n = 690) NS

NS indicates not significant.