Table 2 Associations between social interaction, cancer survivorship, and sociodemographic characteristics with physical health-related quality of life scores among older adults (ages 50 + years) in seven mid-Atlantic states (n = 2,914)
Bivariate models | Multivariable model | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mean | SE | est | SE | p | est | SE | p | |
Social interaction | ||||||||
Active engagement (individual) | ||||||||
Not actively engaged | 45.74 | 0.33 | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
Actively engaged | 47.10 | 0.29 | 1.36 | 0.44 | < .01 | 0.94 | 0.46 | 0.04 |
Percent of park land (census tract) | -0.01 | 0.02 | 0.48 | -0.02 | 0.02 | 0.27 | ||
Walkability score (census tract) | 0.17 | 0.06 | < .01 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.67 | ||
Social associations (county) | -0.16 | 0.06 | < .01 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.69 | ||
Cancer survivorship | ||||||||
Recent cancer survivorship | ||||||||
General population | 46.88 | 0.22 | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
Cancer survivor | 42.03 | 0.93 | -4.85 | 0.95 | < .001 | -4.75 | 1.02 | < .001 |
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||||
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 46.64 | 0.32 | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
Female | 46.28 | 0.29 | -0.35 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.29 | 0.47 | 0.54 |
Age group | ||||||||
50–65 years | 46.18 | 0.35 | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
65 + years | 46.64 | 0.28 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.30 | 0.05 | 0.47 | 0.91 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
Non-Hispanic White | 46.42 | 0.25 | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
Non-Hispanic Black | 45.74 | 0.62 | -0.68 | 0.67 | 0.32 | 0.63 | 0.77 | 0.41 |
Hispanic | 46.46 | 1.22 | 0.04 | 1.24 | 0.97 | 0.37 | 1.47 | 0.80 |
Other | 47.73 | 0.65 | 1.32 | 0.70 | 0.06 | 0.56 | 0.72 | 0.43 |
Sexual orientation | ||||||||
Straight/heterosexual | 46.51 | 0.22 | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
Lesbian, gay, or bisexual | 44.46 | 1.19 | -2.06 | 1.21 | 0.09 | -0.89 | 1.18 | 0.45 |
Marital status | ||||||||
Married/living as married | 47.17 | 0.27 | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
Widowed | 43.80 | 0.69 | -3.37 | 0.75 | < .001 | -2.49 | 0.88 | < .01 |
Other | 45.93 | 0.41 | -1.25 | 0.48 | < .001 | -0.23 | 0.57 | 0.69 |
Educational attainment | ||||||||
High school degree or less | 44.42 | 0.46 | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
Less than college degree | 44.73 | 0.38 | 0.31 | 0.58 | 0.60 | -0.39 | 0.66 | 0.55 |
College degree or higher | 49.07 | 0.28 | 4.65 | 0.54 | < .001 | 2.45 | 0.66 | < .001 |
Annual household income | ||||||||
$0–49,999 | 43.93 | 0.34 | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
$50,000–99,999 | 47.74 | 0.35 | 3.81 | 0.48 | < .001 | 2.48 | 0.58 | < .001 |
$100,000 or more | 49.34 | 0.38 | 5.41 | 0.50 | < .001 | 2.81 | 0.67 | < .001 |
Residential stability | ||||||||
< 10 years | 44.87 | 0.41 | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
10 + years | 47.11 | 0.25 | 2.24 | 0.48 | < .001 | 1.59 | 0.52 | < .01 |
Rurality | ||||||||
Urban | 47.52 | 0.26 | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
Rural | 44.62 | 0.36 | -2.91 | 0.44 | < .001 | -1.77 | 0.52 | < .001 |