Table 2.

Social and health outcomes of the sample (N=999).

Variables		All	Internet use			P-value
		(N=999, 100%)	Yes (n=418, 41.8%)	No (n=581, 58.2%)
Health-related quality of Life VAS EQ-5D-5La					<.001
	Mean (SD)	73.46 (19.51)	78.02 (16.48)	70.08 (20.87)
	Range	0-100	10-100	0-100
	Missing, nb (%c)	4 (0.4)	1 (0.3)	3 (0.4)
UCLA Loneliness Scaled					<.001
	Mean (SD)	3.57 (1.02)	3.41 (0.80)	3.68 (1.15)
	Range	3-9	3-9	3-9
	Missing, n (%)	15 (1.6)	4 (0.8)	11 (2.1)
Experience of social loss					.87
	Yes, n (%)	297 (30.0)	126 (30.2)	171 (29.8)
	No, n (%)	702 (70.0)	292 (69.8)	410 (70.2)
GDSe					<.001
	Mean (SD)	1.81 (2.07)	1.27 (1.58)	2.21 (2.30)
	Range	0-13	0-12	0-13
	Missing, n (%)	10 (1.0)	5 (1.0)	5 (0.9)
LSNSf					<.001
	Mean (SD)	15.90 (5.97)	17.57 (5.52)	14.64 (5.99)
	Range	0-30	0-30	1-30
	Missing, n (%)	39 (4.0)	12 (2.9)	27 (4.8)
Chronic diseasesg					.02
	Mean (SD)	3.58 (2.33)	3.37 (2.13)	3.73 (2.46)
	Range	0-13	0-12	0-13
	Missing, n (%)	1 (0.1)	0 (0)	1 (0.2)

^aVAS EQ-5D-5L: Visual Analogue Scale of the EuroQol 5-Dimensions 5-Level Questionnaire; score ranges from 0 (worst imaginable health state) to 100 (best imaginable health state).

^bn: frequencies (none weight).

^c%: percentages (weight).

^dUCLA: University of California, Los Angeles, Loneliness Scale; score ranges from 1 (hardly ever) to 3 (often).

^eGDS: Geriatric Depression Scale; score ranges from 0 (no depression symptoms) to 15 (depression symptoms), cut-off: > 4.

^fLSNS: Lubben Social Network Scale; score ranges from 0 to 30, with higher values reflecting more social networks and more social support.

^gThe sum score of chronic diseases ranges from 0 (no chronic conditions) to 22 (22 chronic conditions).