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Table 4 Detrimental exposure model and beneficial exposure model derived from Bstep logistic regression analyses, adjusted for characteristics of the participant

From: Social networks in relation to self-reported symptomatic infections in individuals aged 40–75 - the Maastricht study –

 

Upper respiratory tract infection

Lower respiratory tract infection

Gastrointestinal infection

Urinary tract infection

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Detrimental exposure model

 Network size (for every additional alter)

1.04**

1.01–1.06

1.02

0.99–1.06

1.03#

1.00–1.06

0.96

0.92–1.01

 Total contacts per half year (for every additional 10 contacts)

0.99*

0.98–1.00

0.99*

0.98–1.00

1.00

0.99–1.01

1.02*

1.00–1.03

 Percentage of alters living more than 1/2 h away by car (for every additional 10%)

N/A

 

N/A

 

1.06#

1.00–1.13

N/A

 

 Percentage of older alters (> 15 years older) (for every additional 10%)

1.05#

0.98–1.09

1.08#

0.99–1.17

N/A

 

N/A

 

 Percentage of older alters (5–15 years older) (for every additional 10%)

N/A

 

1.12*

1.02–1.22

N/A

 

N/A

 

 Percentage of younger alters (5–15 years younger) (for every additional 10%)

N/A

 

1.11*

2.01–1.21

1.08#

0.99–1.16

N/A

 

 Age heterogeneity (SD)

N/A

 

1.03**

1.00–1.06

N/A

 

N/A

 

 Percentage of alters who are friends (for every additional 10%)

N/A

 

1.12***

1.04–1.20

1.11***

1.05–1.16

N/A

 

 Percentage of alters who are acquaintances (colleague, neighbor, club mate, other) (for every additional 10%)

N/A

 

1.08#

0.99–1.17

N/A

 

N/A

 

Beneficial exposure model

 Network size (for every additional alter)

1.03**

1.01–1.06

1.02

0.99–1.06

1.03*

1.00–1.06

0.96

0.92–1.01

 Total contacts per half year (for every additional 10 contacts)

0.99*

0.98–1.00

0.99*

0.98–1.00

0.99

0.98–1.00

1.02*

1.00–1.03

 Percentage of same-age alters (± 5 years) (for every additional 10%)

0.94**

0.90–0.98

0.89***

0.84–0.95

0.93*

0.88–0.98

N/A

 

 Percentage of alters who are family members (for every additional 10%)

0.97#

0.93–1.01

0.91***

0.87–0.96

0.89***

0.84–0.94

N/A

 

 Percentage of alters who are acquaintances (colleague, neighbor, club mate, other) (for every additional 10%)

N/A

 

N/A

 

0.91*

0.84–0.98

N/A

 
  1. All analyses were adjusted for: sex, age, smoking status, diabetes status, BMI, alcohol consumption, educational level, employment status and season. OR Odds Ratio, 95% CI; 95% Confidence Interval, # p < 0.1 *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001