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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2018 Apr 30;209:174–181. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.04.007

Table 4.

Loneliness in simple and multivariable regression for fibrinogen (n=867).

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3

Variable b p 95% CI b p 95% CI b p 95% CI
Lonely vs not lonely 19.69 .002 7.10, 32.29 22.76 .002 8.26, 37.26 18.24 .011 4.26, 32.21
Age (years) 1.59 <.001 0.89, 2.28 1.49 <.001 0.79, 2.18 1.08 .003 0.37, 1.80
Female vs male 28.34 <.001 18.13, 39.33 28.62 <.001 17.84, 39.41 28.09 <.001 17.36, 38.83
Black vs White 41.89 <.001 27.37, 56.41 42.05 <.001 26.22, 57.87 29.34 <.001 14.25, 44.43
Multi-racial/Other vs White 38.42 .048 0.29, 76.55 38.38 .048 0.25, 76.51 34.04 .074 −3.33, 71.40
High school graduate or less vs greater than high school 10.04 .126 −2.82, 22.90 11.67 .079 −1.34, 24.68 8.01 .214 −4.64, 20.67
Perceived stress score −0.14 .769 −1.11, 0.82 −0.28 .549 −1.20, 0.64
Social integration score 0.39 .607 −1.09, 1.86 0.75 .303 −0.67, 2.16
Social support: Self reliance (not asking for help score) 5.92 .039 0.30, 11.55 5.21 .048 0.04, 10.39
Not married or cohabitating vs married or cohabitating 2.78 .683 −10.57, 16.13 3.06 .637 −9.64, 15.75
Psychological well-being: Positive relations with others score 0.39 .625 −1.18, 1.96 0.23 .770 −1.31, 1.77
Ever smoked regularly vs never smoked regularly 4.82 .375 −5.84, 15.48
Number of symptoms or chronic conditions 1.34 .217 −0.79, 3.46
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) −0.02 .873 −0.32, 0.27
Body mass index (kg/m2) 3.37 <.001 2.50, 4.25

Notes. b = unstandardized regression coefficient, mmHg = millimeters of mercury.