Table 2.
Multilevel analysis results of the social support scores
| Parameter | Coefficient (SE) | |||
| SSRS scores | Objective support | Subjective support | Support utilisation | |
| Fixed effect | ||||
| Intercept | 34.15 (2.34)*** | 8.03 (0.82)*** | 19.42 (1.51)*** | 6.90 (0.78)*** |
| Group | 2.35 (0.95)* | 0.56 (0.34) | 2.00 (0.60)*** | −0.31 (0.30) |
| Gender | 0.68 (0.72) | −0.26 (0.25) | 1.15 (0.46)* | −0.22 (0.24) |
| Age | −0.34 (0.38) | −0.13 (0.13) | −0.15 (0.24) | −0.05 (0.12) |
| Treatment | 0.38 (0.92) | −0.57 (0.32) | 1.02 (0.59) | −0.08 (0.30) |
| Management | 0.23 (0.77) | 0.26 (0.27) | −0.13 (0.50) | 0.10 (0.26) |
| Education | 0.57 (0.40) | 0.26 (0.14) | 0.31 (0.26) | −0.02 (0.13) |
| Occupation | 0.03 (0.40) | 0.02 (0.14) | −0.05 (0.25) | 0.05 (0.13) |
| TB knowledge | 0.57 (0.78) | 0.04 (0.27) | 0.09 (0.51) | 0.41 (0.26) |
| Comorbidity | 1.62 (0.73)* | 0.39 (0.26) | 1.12 (0.47)* | 0.15 (0.24) |
| Time | 0.24 (0.13) | 0.04 (0.04) | 0.16 (0.08) | 0.01 (0.03) |
| Group*time | 0.61 (0.23)** | 0.15 (0.07)* | 0.32 (0.14)* | 0.16 (0.06)* |
| Random effects | ||||
| Level 2 (between individuals) | ||||
| τ00 | 16.44 (4.16)*** | 2.14 (0.52)*** | 5.94 (1.64)*** | 2.02 (0.40)*** |
| τ10 | −1.32 (0.85) | −0.12 (0.09) | −0.31 (0.33) | −0.11 (0.07) |
| τ11 | 0.48 (0.26)* | 0.02 (0.02) | 0.16 (0.10) | 0.05 (0.02)* |
| Level 1 (within individuals) | ||||
| σε 2 | 36.24 (2.67)*** | 4.45 (0.32)*** | 15.20 (1.12)*** | 2.82 (0.20)*** |
| 2log*likelihood | 4896.4 | 3361.3 | 4263.4 | 3131.6 |
*P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001.
τ00, random intercept variance; τ10, covariance of random intercept and random slope; τ11, random slope variance of time variable; σε 2, residual variance within individuals; SSRS, Social Support Rating Scale; TB, tuberculosis.