Table 6.
Adjusted odds ratios of loneliness among participants with sensory loss compared with participants without sensory loss: Loneliness was defined as reporting feeling lonely “some of the time,” “occasionally,” or “all of the time” (vs “rarely or never”).
SENSORY LOSS | ODDS RATIO (95% CI) | P VALUE |
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Hearing | 1.17 (1.04 to 1.32) | .009 |
Vision | 1.24 (1.09 to 1.42) | .001 |
Dual | 1.29 (1.02 to 1.64) | .035 |