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Table 6 Spearman’s correlations, area under the curve and odds ratios for loneliness and social isolation scales

From: Psychometric assessment of scales for measuring loneliness and social isolation: an analysis of the household, income and labour dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey

 

Wave 17

Wave 19

K10

MCS

K10

MCS

Spearman’s correlationsa

    

Loneliness

0.48

 − 0.46

0.48

 − 0.46

Social isolation

 − 0.37

0.38

 − 0.38

0.38

Receiver operating characteristic: area under the curve (AUC)b

    

Loneliness

0.78

0.75

0.77

0.74

Social isolation

0.73

0.70

0.73

0.70

Odds ratios—logistic regression (95% CIs)a,b

    

Loneliness (cut-off > 4)

6.14 (5.58–6.75)

5.57 (5.07–6.12)

5.60 (5.10–6.14)

5.07 (4.62–5.55)

Social isolation (cut-off < 4)

4.67 (4.09–5.33)

3.99 (3.49–4.56)

4.74 (4.15–5.42)

4.24 (3.70–4.85)

  1. aAll significant at the 0.01 level
  2. bUsing K10 threshold for psychological distress ≥ 22 and MCS poor mental health ≤ 42