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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Popul Ageing. 2015 Jan 15;8(1-2):7–25. doi: 10.1007/s12062-014-9110-y

Table 1.

Associations Between Social Network Type and Health Related Behaviors from Shiovitz-Ezra & Litwin (2012).

Alcohol Abuse1
OR (SE) [95% CI]		 Physical Activity1
OR (SE) [95% CI]		 Alternative Meds1
OR (SE) [95% CI]
Network types
Friends2
Diverse 1.40 (.38) [.82–2.39] .91 (.19) [.61–1.39] 1.43 (.28)+ [.98–2.10]
Congregant 1.06 (.29) [.61–1.85] .80 (.17) [.52–1.23] .70 (.15)+ [.46–1.06]
Family 1.71 (.44)* [1.02–2.86] .64(.14)* [.42–.98] .55 (.12)** [.36–.85]
Restricted 1.76 (.44)* [1.07–2.87] .77 (.15) [.52–1.13] .78 (.15) [.54–1.13]
Lonely to some degree
No2
Yes 1.27 (.24) [.88–1.83] .80 (.11) [.60–1.07] 1.21 (.18) [.91–1.61]
+

p<0.1,

*

p<0.05,

**

p<0.01,

***

p<0.001

1

Regressions are adjusted for age, gender, education, income, ethnicity, self-rated health, and difficulties with activities of daily living

2

Reference categories