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Table 4 Multiple logistic regression models of the relation between social support and RTW, stratified by gender

From: Recovery from musculoskeletal injury: the role of social support following a transport accident

 

RTW a

 

Men

Women

Models

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

1. Marital statusb

    

 Married or in de facto relationship

1.56

0.92–2.64

0.72

0.33–1.57

 Widowed/separated/divorced

0.66

0.31–1.37

0.67

0.26–1.71

 Never married

    

 Hosmer-Lemeshow fit test

X 2(8) = 6.98 p = 0.54

X 2(8) = 2.13 p = 0.98

2. Childrenb

    

 Yes

0.84

0.55–1.27

0.94

0.53–1.67

 No (ref)

    

 Hosmer-Lemeshow fit test

X 2(8) = 14.53 p = 0.07

X 2(8) = 8.03 p = 0.43

3. Family compositionb

    

 Married or in de facto relationship with children

1.22

0.58–2.58

0.57

0.20–1.63

 Married or in de facto with no children

1.24

0.56–2.77

0.77

0.26–2.29

 Widowed/separated/divorced with children

0.28*

0.10–0.79

0.84

0.24–2.89

 Widowed/separated/divorced with no children

0.88

0.31–2.50

0.38

0.10–1.39

 Never married with children

0.64

0.28–1.48

0.82

0.27–2.49

 Never married with no children (ref)

    

 Hosmer-Lemeshow fit test

X 2(8) = 3.24 p = 0.92

X 2(8) = 8.22 p = 0.41

4. Familyc

    

 Definitely

2.06

0.76–5.57

0.09*

0.01–0.78

 Yes, sometimes

1.35

0.46–3.95

0.07*

0.01–0.62

 No, not at all

0.91

0.28–2.93

0.07*

0.01–0.72

 Not often (ref)

    

 Hosmer-Lemeshow fit test

X 2(8) = 8 p = 0.75

X 2(8) = 12.95 p = 0.11

5. Friendsc

    

 Definitely

1.09

0.38–3.10

3.03*

1.15–8.02

 Yes, sometimes

0.45

0.16–1.31

2.18

0.77–6.12

 No, not at all

0.42

0.12–1.51

1.37

0.36–5.22

 Not often (ref)

    

 Hosmer-Lemeshow fit test

X 2(8) = 9.85 p = 0.28

X 2(8) = 9.81 p = 0.28

6. Neighboursc

    

 Definitely

1.89

0.90–3.97

1.24

0.43–3.60

 Yes, sometimes

1.05

0.51–2.16

0.69

0.24–2.01

 No, not at all

0.49*

0.25–0.96

0.65

0.24–1.74

 Not often (ref)

    

 Hosmer-Lemeshow fit test

X 2(8) = 5.25 p = 0.73

X 2(8) = 11.71 p = 0.16

7. Employersc

    

 Very supportive

5.62*

2.77–11.38

7.22*

2.58–20.20

 Somewhat supportive

4.35*

1.90–9.95

6.87*

1.86–25.23

 A little supportive

2.86*

1.05–7.76

1.72

0.44–6.79

 Not at all supportive (ref)

    

 Hosmer-Lemeshow fit test

X 2(8) = 7.50 p = 0.48

X 2(8) = 5.15 p = 0.74

  1. aRestricted to those who were employed at the time of the accident
  2. bAll models adjusted for age, education, country of birth, residential location, injury types, prior health, days post-injury, hospitalisation, income and occupation
  3. cAll models adjusted for family composition, age, education, country of birth, residential location, injury types, prior health, days post-injury, hospitalisation, income and occupation
  4. *p < .05
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