Table 4.

Results of logistic regression of self-rated physical health on social isolation and covariates by racial and ethnic group

	White		Black		Hispanic
Physical health: good (Ref. poor)	β (SE)	OR	β (SE)	OR	β (SE)	OR
Age group (Ref. 57-64):
65-74	0.067 (0.173)	1.07	0.248 (0.317)	1.28	0.126 (0.204)	1.13
75-83	–0.373* (0.159)	0.69	–0.485 (0.387)	0.62	–0.383 (0.342)	0.68
Male	–0.170 (0.144)	0.84	–0.004 (0.279)	1 .00	0.393* (0.195)	1.48
Married/partnered	0.106 (0.117)	1.11	0.435 (0.240)	1.55	0.087 (0.244)	1.09
College educated	0.471*** (0.134)	1.60	0.255 (0.229)	1.29	1.437*** (0.352)	4.21
Perceived isolation	–0.430*** (0.121)	0.65	–0.202 (0.167)	0.82	–0.090 (0.287)	0.91
Social disconnectedness	–0.778*** (0.156)	0.46	–0.706* (0.330)	0.49	–0.521 (0.366)	0.59
N (unweighted)	2066		482		296

Notes: Ref.: reference category. SE: standard error. OR: odds ratio.

Significance levels:

^*p<0.05

^***p<0.001 (two-tailed tests).