Associations between social connections, their interactions, and obesity differ by gender: A population-based, cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Fig 4
Adjusted mean waist circumference (Panel A, women; Panel B, men) and body mass index (Panel C, women; Panel D, men) across levels of social participation, by marital status categories, among older women and men in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (2012–15). Partnered was married or living as married; divorced includes separated. Social participation was a sum of responses to eight questions about regular (≥ once per month) participation in different social activities.