Table 5 Models of association between structural component measures and all-cause and CVD mortality
From: Social connection and mortality in UK Biobank: a prospective cohort analysis
Outcome | Measure | Number | Deaths (%) | HR | LCI | UCI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All-cause mortality | Frequency of friends and family visits | |||||
Daily | 53,581 | 4548 (8.5%) | 1 (ref) | |||
2–4 times a week | 141,881 | 10,491 (7.4%) | 0.98 | 0.95 | 1.02 | |
Weekly | 163,720 | 10,693 (6.5%) | 0.98 | 0.95 | 1.02 | |
Monthly | 61,384 | 4021 (6.6%) | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.07 | |
Once every 3 months | 30,026 | 2327 (7.7%) | 1.11 | 1.05 | 1.17 | |
Never | 7554 | 1055 (14.0%) | 1.39 | 1.30 | 1.49 | |
Engages in weekly group activity | ||||||
Yes | 320,345 | 22,047 (6.9%) | 1 (ref) | |||
No | 137,801 | 11,088 (8.0%) | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.16 | |
Lives alone | ||||||
No | 373,674 | 24,228 (6.5%) | 1 (ref) | |||
Yes | 84,472 | 8907 (10.5%) | 1.25 | 1.22 | 1.29 | |
Structural isolationa | ||||||
No | 242,570 | 14,952 (6.2%) | 1 (ref) | – | – | |
Yes | 215,576 | 18,183 (8.4%) | 1.23 | 1.20 | 1.26 | |
CVD mortality | Frequency of friends and family visits | |||||
Daily | 53,581 | 694 (1.3%) | 1 (ref) | |||
2–4 times a week | 141,881 | 1524 (1.1%) | 0.95 | 0.86 | 1.04 | |
Weekly | 163,720 | 1614 (1.0%) | 0.95 | 0.87 | 1.04 | |
Monthly | 61,384 | 627 (1.0%) | 0.99 | 0.89 | 1.11 | |
Once every 3 months | 30,026 | 418 (1.4%) | 1.16 | 1.03 | 1.32 | |
Never | 7554 | 235 (3.1%) | 1.53 | 1.32 | 1.78 | |
Engages in weekly group activity | ||||||
No | 320,345 | 3367 (1.1%) | 1 (ref) | |||
Yes | 137,801 | 1745 (1.3%) | 1.10 | 1.04 | 1.17 | |
Lives alone | ||||||
No | 373,674 | 3547 (0.9%) | 1 (ref) | |||
Yes | 84,472 | 1565 (1.9%) | 1.48 | 1.38 | 1.57 | |
Structural isolationa | ||||||
No | 242,570 | 2139 (0.9%) | 1 (ref) | – | – | |
Yes | 215,576 | 2973 (1.4%) | 1.35 | 1.28 | 1.43 |