Table 1 Study characteristics according to offspring (G1) loneliness-status.
Not lonely (N = 707) | Lonely (N = 284) | p-value for difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (G1) (years) | |||
Mean (SD) | 47 (± 4.8) | 47 (± 4.6) | 0.322 |
Age (G0) (years) | |||
Mean (SD) | 74 (± 5.7) | 74 (± 5.6) | 0.853 |
Sex | |||
Female | 400 (56.6%) | 158 (55.6%) | 0.842 |
Male | 307 (43.4%) | 126 (44.4%) | |
Parental education (G0) | |||
Mean (SD) | 11 (± 3.1) | 11 (± 3.4) | 0.104 |
Missing | 2 (0.3%) | 2 (0.7%) | |
Number of siblings (G1) | |||
Mean (SD) | 2.3 (± 1.1) | 2.4 (± 1.2) | 0.238 |
Missing | 2 (0.3%) | 0 (0%) | |
Marital status | |||
Single | 126 (17.8%) | 106 (37.3%) | < 0.001 |
Married/cohabiting | 581 (82.2%) | 178 (62.7%) | |
Number of children | |||
Mean (SD) | 3.1 (± 1.3) | 2.8 (± 1.4) | < 0.001 |
Missing | 6 (0.8%) | 3 (1.1%) | |
Education (years) | |||
Mean (SD) | 16 (± 3.7) | 16 (± 3.6) | 0.722 |
Missing | 9 (1.3%) | 1 (0.4%) | |
Income | |||
Mean (SD) | 10 (± 4.9) | 8.8 (± 4.5) | < 0.001 |
Missing | 12 (1.7%) | 13 (4.6%) | |
Sociability-temperament | |||
Mean (SD) | 3.3 (± 0.68) | 2.9 (± 0.74) | < 0.001 |
Missing | 3 (0.4%) | 2 (0.7%) | |
Depressive symptoms | |||
Mean (SD) | 3.3 (± 4.7) | 8.9 (± 8.3) | < 0.001 |
Missing | 40 (5.7%) | 24 (8.5%) | |
Anxiety symptoms | |||
Mean (SD) | 0.19 (± 0.30) | 0.49 (± 0.48) | < 0.001 |
Missing | 5 (0.7%) | 2 (0.7%) | |
Cognitive performance | |||
Mean (SD) | 0.73 (± 2.3) | 0.99 (± 2.4) | 0.145 |
Missing | 62 (8.8%) | 31 (10.9%) | |
