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. 2022 Apr 1;19(7):4208. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074208

Table 3.

Results from the eight agent-based models accounting for simulated changes to social networks.

Model n Baseline Depressed Follow-Up Depressed Incident Cases of Depression over Follow-Up a Reduced Cases of Depression over Follow-Up b % Change in the Prevalence of Depression c p-Value
Income only 17,874 6154 5974 0 180 2.92 0.005
Income + presence of social networks 17,873 6154 6022 0 132 2.14 0.038
Income + reduced depressed persons in the social networks 17,882 6157 6944 838 51 −12.78 <0.001
Income + increase in social networks 17,865 6151 3318 0 2833 46.06 <0.001
Income + reduced depressed persons in the social networks + increase in social networks 17,863 6150 4744 24 1430 22.86 <0.001
Reduced depressed persons in the social networks 17,879 6156 7062 906 0 −14.72 <0.001
Reduced depressed persons in the social networks + increase in social networks 17,881 6157 4880 18 1295 20.74 <0.001
Increase in social networks 17,862 6150 3508 0 2642 42.96 <0.001

a Number of new cases of depression predicted by the simulation; b number of cases of depression reduced from baseline predicted by the simulation; c % change in the prevalence of depression from baseline to follow-up predicted by the simulation.