Table 3.
Adjusted mean (standard error) for the Mental Health Component Summary Score for the type and frequency of social participation, stratified by gender
| Males | Females | Interaction | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Na | Mean (SE) | P b | Na | Mean (SE) | P b | ||||
| Volunteer groups | |||||||||
| Non-participation | 4,151 | 48.44 (0.17) | 0.582 | 5,723 | 47.62 (0.18) | 0.064 | p = 0.243 | ||
| Yearly | 334 | 48.30 (0.34) | 451 | 48.02 (0.31) | |||||
| Monthly | 346 | 48.19 (0.34) | 487 | 48.12 (0.31) | |||||
| Weekly or more | 204 | 48.82 (0.42) | 222 | 48.23 (0.41) | |||||
| Sports groups | |||||||||
| Non-participation | 3,702 | 48.33 (0.17) | 0.078 | 4,713 | 47.56 (0.18) | * | <0.001 | p = 0.682 | |
| Yearly | 290 | 48.57 (0.37) | 152 | 47.43 (0.48) | |||||
| Monthly | 487 | 48.88 (0.30) | 651 | 48.02 (0.28) | |||||
| Weekly or more | 555 | 48.79 (0.29) | 1,353 | 48.28 (0.23) | * | ||||
| Hobby clubs | |||||||||
| Non-participation | 3,352 | 48.38 (0.17) | 0.467 | 3,754 | 47.49 (0.18) | * | * | <0.001 | p = 0.383 |
| Yearly | 504 | 48.46 (0.29) | 511 | 47.90 (0.30) | |||||
| Monthly | 826 | 48.44 (0.25) | 1,832 | 47.94 (0.22) | * | ||||
| Weekly or more | 350 | 48.88 (0.34) | 789 | 48.55 (0.26) | * | ||||
| Senior citizens’ clubs | |||||||||
| Non-participation | 4,596 | 48.41 (0.17) | 0.444 | 6,407 | 47.65 (0.17) | 0.089 | p = 0.596 | ||
| Yearly | 311 | 48.21 (0.35) | 338 | 47.90 (0.34) | |||||
| Monthly or more | 141 | 48.92 (0.49) | 137 | 48.65 (0.50) | |||||
| Neighborhood community associations | |||||||||
| Non-participation | 2,988 | 48.39 (0.17) | 0.554 | 3,914 | 47.53 (0.18) | * | 0.009 | p = 0.108 | |
| Yearly | 1,431 | 48.37 (0.21) | 2,370 | 48.01 (0.20) | * | ||||
| Monthly | 484 | 48.76 (0.30) | 414 | 47.63 (0.32) | |||||
| Weekly or more | 112 | 48.34 (0.54) | 78 | 48.25 (0.65) | |||||
| Cultural groups | |||||||||
| Non-participation | 4,405 | 48.41 (0.17) | 0.968 | 5,436 | 47.65 (0.18) | 0.001 | p = 0.071 | ||
| Yearly | 261 | 48.49 (0.38) | 490 | 47.17 (0.31) | * | * | |||
| Monthly | 273 | 48.35 (0.37) | 718 | 48.23 (0.27) | * | ||||
| Weekly or more | 101 | 48.20 (0.57) | 218 | 48.58 (0.41) | * | ||||
The data in this table are adjusted for age, family size, BMI, comorbidities, smoking, alcohol intake, depression and cognitive functioning
aThe total N varies slightly between each group as a result of missing data
bThis is by use of an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) for differences in mean scores
* P<0.05 with the Bonferroni correction method