Table 2. Linear regression estimates (B) for the relation between social support and health status.
| Physical health related QOL (SF-12) | Mental health related QOL (SF-12) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall multi-variate | Low income group | High income group | Overall multi-variate | Low income group | High income group | |
| Age (10 year steps) | -0.44** | -0.18 | -0.86** | 0.43** | 0.61** | 0.18 |
| Sex (male ref.) | -1.02** | -1.20** | -0.80 | -1.17** | -1.33** | -1.11** |
| Education | 0.14** | 0.16** | 0.14* | 0.13** | 0.16** | 0.09* |
| Non-native background | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.21 | -0.72 | -1.18 | -0.19 |
| No comorbidities (ref.) | ||||||
| 1–2 Comorbidities | -2.30** | -1.82** | -3.04** | -1.26** | -0.94 | -1.77** |
| > 2 Comorbidities | -4.87** | -4.72** | -4.97** | -3.40** | -3.38** | -3.28** |
| Low income | -1.87** | -1.38** | ||||
| Social support | ||||||
| Spouse | 1.01** | 0.76 | 2.45** | 0.88** | 0.48 | 1.95 |
| Household members | -0.09 | -0.04 | -0.44 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.02 |
| Support network members (N) | 0.01 | 0.16 | -0.02 | 0.10 | 0.26 | -0.14 |
| Network members providing: | ||||||
| Information support | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.21 |
| Practical support | -0.46** | -0.36* | -0.70** | -0.27* | -0.25 | -0.39* |
| Emotional support | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.14 | -0.05 | -0.08 | 0.05 |
| Health professional in wider network | 0.47 | 0.56 | 0.28 | 0.67* | 0.76* | 0.43 |
| Attending community organizations | 1.39** | 1.32** | 1.63** | 1.22** | 1.38** | 1.06* |
| Neighborhood (urban affluent = ref.) | ||||||
| Urban deprived | -0.51 | -0.49 | -0.38 | -0.84** | -1.29** | -0.11 |
| Rural deprived | 0.17 | 0.36 | 0.83 | 0.08 | -0.09 | 0.69 |
* p <0.05
** p <0.01