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. 2021 Aug 20;54(Suppl 2):120–125. doi: 10.1007/s00391-021-01960-1

Table 2.

Results of ordered logistic regression for loneliness

Model 1 Model 2
Variable β (SE) 95% CI β (SE) 95% .I

Living arrangement

(Ref. No partner)

Coresidential partnership −1.39*** (0.17) −1.73 −1.05 −1.25*** (0.17) −1.58 −0.91
LAT partnership 0.14 (0.30) −0.45 0.74 0.20 (0.30) −0.40 0.80
Social network
Size −0.24** (0.07) −0.37 −0.10
Children and grandchildren −0.24 (0.16) −0.56 0.08 0.14 (0.20) −0.26 0.53
Siblings −0.26 (0.25) −0.74 0.23 −0.08 (0.26) −0.59 0.43
Other family members −0.13 (0.15) −0.42 0.16 0.08 (0.15) −0.21 0.38
Friends −0.19 (0.22) −0.62 0.24 −0.02 (0.22) −0.46 0.42
Acquaintances −0.33 (0.20) −0.73 0.07 −0.14 (0.21) −0.56 0.27
F 19.32*** 19.34***
N 1860 1860

SE Standard error, CI Confidence interval, LAT Living apart together, β Unstandardized coefficient

Note: NRW80+; weighted data; Both models control for depression, age, gender and education

** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001