Table 4. Social Support and Severe Adverse Events.
| SOCIAL SUPPORT MEASURE** | SEVERE ADVERSE EVENT | NO SEVERE ADVERSE EVENT | P-VALUE* |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| size of social support group | |||
| 0-10 | 75 (52) | 70 (48) | |
| 11-25 | 67 (61) | 43 (39) | 0.230 |
| 26+ | 36 (62) | 22 (38) | |
|
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| Living status | |||
| alone | 61 (53) | 54 (47) | 0.225 |
| not alone | 126 (60) | 84 (40) | |
|
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| Marital status | |||
| married | 106 (59) | 73 (41) | 0.498 |
| not married | 81 (56) | 65 (45) | |
|
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| Emotional/informational support (mean (standard deviation (SD))) | 84(19) | 86 (18) | 0.466 |
|
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| Tangible support (mean (SD)) | 83 (22) | 83 (23) | 0.976 |
|
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| Social interaction support (mean (SD)) | 85 (22) | 85 (20) | 0.666 |
|
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| Affectionate support (mean (SD)) | 89 (19) | 91 (16) | 0.293 |
*
t-test
**
Missing response data account for a sum of less than 331 at times.