Table 2.
Adjusted differences in social support scores between veteran and civilian respondents in NESARC-III
| Veterans compared to civilians |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Social support measure | Diff | 95% CI | p value |
| Structural social support | |||
| Social network diversity | |||
| Minimal adjustmenta | −0.21 | −0.30, −0.11 | < 0.001 |
| Full adjustmentb | −0.13 | −0.23, −0.03 | 0.01 |
| Social network size | |||
| Minimal adjustmenta | −0.88 | −1.71, −0.06 | 0.04 |
| Full adjustmentb | −0.55 | −1.38, 0.28 | 0.19 |
| Functional social support | |||
| Total | |||
| Minimal adjustmenta | −0.26 | −0.55, 0.03 | 0.08 |
| Full adjustmentb | −0.002 | −0.27, 0.27 | 0.99 |
| Appraisal | |||
| Minimal adjustmenta | −0.13 | −0.25, −0.01 | 0.03 |
| Full adjustmentb | −0.07 | −0.18, 0.04 | 0.24 |
| Belonging | |||
| Minimal adjustmenta | −0.07 | −0.19, 0.05 | 0.26 |
| Full adjustmentb | 0.03 | −0.09, 0.15 | 0.62 |
| Tangible | |||
| Minimal adjustmenta | −0.06 | −0.16, 0.04 | 0.26 |
| Full adjustmentb | 0.03 | −0.06, 0.13 | 0.48 |
diff difference, CI confidence interval
Adjusted for age (continuous), sex (male vs. female), and race (white vs. non-white)
Adjusted for a and education (at least some college vs. no college), employment (employed or in school vs. not employed), and rurality (urban vs. rural), DSM-5 substance-related or addictive disorders (yes vs. no), depressive disorders (yes vs. no), bipolar or related disorders (yes vs. no), anxiety disorders (yes vs. no), post-traumatic stress disorder (yes vs. no), feeding or eating disorders (yes vs. no), and personality disorders (yes vs. no), number of physical health conditions (continuous), childhood maltreatment score (continuous), childhood household dysfunction score (continuous), and childhood use of government assistance (yes vs. no)