Table 2.

Logistic Regression Results: Association of Social Isolation with Memory Loss. Unadjusted and Adjusted for Covariates

 Memory Loss (vs. no Memory Loss)
Total Population (Unadjusted for Study Covariates)1,2OR (Unadjusted)95% CIp-value
Social Isolation  
 Never/RarelyReference
 Sometimes2.562.422.700.0076
 Often/Always5.505.065.99<0.0001
 Total Population (Adjusted for Study Covariates)1,3,4Memory Loss (vs. no Memory Loss)
OR (Adjusted)195% CIp-value
Social Isolation  
 Never/RarelyReference
 Sometimes2.452.322.600.0298
 Often/Always5.204.755.68<0.0001
  • Abbreviations: ED, Emergency department; SD, Standard deviation; OR, Odds ratio; CI, Confidence interval.

  • 1 Results based on 46,240 Medicare members (aged 65 years or older) of Kaiser Permanente Northwest (KPNW) who completed an index MTHA survey between March 1, 2013, and February 28, 2021, (8 years) and had KPNW insurance in the 12 months before survey completion. Significant results are displayed in bold, italicized font.

  • 2 ROC (Area Under the Curve, unadjusted for study covariates) = 0.615.

  • 3 Model adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, Area Deprivation Index (ADI), Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), prior hospital admissions, ED visits, primary care visits and COVID-19 Era.

  • 4 ROC (Area Under the Curve, adjusted for study covariates) = 0.696.