Table 2.
Differences in independent predictors for participants reporting no health matters network ties to those with one or more ties
| No Health Matters Ties | 1+ Health Matters Ties | Test Statistic 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean/Prop. | N | Mean/Prop. | ||
| Demographics | |||||
| Age (tens of years) | 75 | 38.32 | 269 | 34.65 | ** |
| Married/Living as Married 2 | 6 | 8.00 % | 43 | 15.99 % | * |
| Income (tens of thousands) | 75 | 10.77 | 266 | 10.62 | |
| Education (years) | 75 | 12.09 | 269 | 11.87 | |
| Criminal Justice Status | |||||
| Prison | 30 | 40.00 % | 107 | 39.78 % | |
| Probation | 32 | 42.67 % | 89 | 33.09 % | |
| Substance Use | |||||
| Alcohol Use to Intoxication | 52 | 69.33 % | 223 | 83.90% | ** |
| Crack/Cocaine Use | 18 | 24.00 % | 45 | 16.73 % | |
| Daily Tobacco Use | 47 | 62.67 % | 150 | 56.18 % | |
| Physical Health | |||||
| BMI | 75 | 31.82 | 268 | 32.06 | |
| Exercise (days/week) | 75 | 4.04 | 268 | 3.61 | |
| Other Health Status | |||||
| Depression (2 weeks +) | 22 | 29.33 % | 51 | 19.03 % | * |
| Overnight Hospital Stay | 12 | 16.00 % | 19 | 7.09 % | * |
| Total Observations | 75 | 21.80 % | 269 | 78.20 % | |
*
= p < 0.05;
**
= p < 0.01;
***
= p < 0.001.
1
Test statistics examined include the Wicoxon-Mann-Whitney test statistic calculated for interval or ordinal variables, while Chi-square and Fisher’s exact test are calculated for categorical variables.
2
Marital status is significantly different between participants reporting no HM ties and one or more HM ties only according to the Fisher’s exact test, which is appropriate for small sample sizes; the chi-square test is not significant for marital status.