Skip to main content

Table 2 Polytomous logistic regression: characteristics associated with Internet and social network status (reference: no Internet access)

From: Internet and social network users’ profiles in Renal Transplant Recipients in France

Variables

Internet access without social network use (n = 714) Versus no Internet access (n = 285)

Internet access with social network use (n = 417) Versus no Internet access (n = 285)

 

Adjusted OR* (95% CI*)

P

Adjusted OR* (95% CI*)

P

Age

0.9 [0.9;1.01]

0.06

0.8 [0.8;0.9]

<0.001

Gender (Reference = female)

    

 Male

1.4 [1,03–2,02]

0.04

1.05 [0.7–1.5]

0.7

Children (Reference = no children)

    

 Having children

0.5 [0.3;0.7]

0.002

0.4 [0.3;0.7]

0.003

Employment status (Reference = employed)

    

 Unemployed

0.4 [0.2;0.6]

0.001

0.3 [0.2;0.6]

<0.001

Monthly incomes (Reference= >4400 €)

    

 <739

0.08 [0.03;0.2]

<0.001

0.05 [0.01;0.1]

<0.001

 740–1200

0.1 [0.04;0.2]

<0.001

0.08 [0.03;0.2]

<0.001

 1201–2200

0.2 [0.1;0.5]

0.001

0.2 [0.08;0.5]

0.001

 2201–4400

0.7 [0.3;1.7]

0.4

0.7 [0.2;1.9]

0.5

Esteem support (Reference = yes)

    

 No

0.9 [0.6;1.3]

0.6

0.6 [0.3;0.9]

0.04

Informative support (Reference = yes)

    

 No

0.6 [0.4;0.9]

0.04

0.9 [0.5;1.4]

0.6

Hypertension (Reference = yes)

    

 No

1.5 [0.9;2.6]

0.08

2.1 [1.1;3.6]

0.009

Charlson Comorbidity Index (Reference= > 5 comorbidities)

 1–2 comorbidities

0.2 [1.06;5.3]

0.03

0.9 [0.3;2.1]

0.8

 3–4 comorbidities

1.7 [1.1;2.6]

0.01

1.2 [0.7;2.01]

0.4

  1. Abbreviations: Reference No Internet access, *OR Odds Ratio, *CI Confidence Interval