Table 3.

Univariate and adjusted odds ratios (OR) from mixed models (n=321 jokes) for the association between joke characteristics and elicitation of electronic laugher from social network.

Joke characteristic	Univariate		Adjusteda
	OR (95% CI)	P	OR (95% CI)	P
At the expense of doctorsb	1.46 (0.94, 2.29)	.10	1.43 (0.91, 2.26)	.12
Dirty humor	1.22 (0.63, 2.35)	.56	1.11 (0.57, 2.16)	.76
Pun	0.99 (0.57, 1.74)	.98	1.01 (0.58, 1.77)	.97
Based on popular culture	0.82 (0.36, 1.86)	.64	0.79 (0.35, 1.81)	.58
Based on current events/politics	1.85 (0.52, 6.64)	.34	1.73 (0.48, 6.20)	.40

^aAdjusted for age (continuous, years), sex, and network size (categorical, 0-171 vs 172-293 or ≥294 friends).

^bJokes at the expense of doctors (ie, doctors are the butt of the joke) include jokes about medical physicians or the medical profession, the health care system, and poking fun at advice from doctors or the patient-doctor relationship.