Table 4 Ordinal logistic multilevel models odds ratio for more positive interaction rating, with participant and overlapping alters cross classified at level two

Random effects

Ego level variance

1.65 (1.22, 2.39)

1.34 (1, 1.75)

1.6 (1.16, 2.44)

1.63 (1.17, 2.36)

1.38 (1.03, 1.9)

1.38 (1, 1.82)

Alter level variance

1.06 (1.00, 1.26)

1.05 (1.00, 1.27)

1.05 (1.00, 1.23)

1.07 (1.00, 1.35)

1.06 (1.00, 1.3)

Ego VPC

0.1

0.06

0.1

0.1

0.07

0.07

Alter VPC

~~

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

Fixed effects

(Intercept)

6.23 (4.66, 8.58)

4.18 (2.41, 7.10)

8.58 (3.60, 25.03)

8.94 (3.60, 25.53)

2.56 (0.91, 8.41)

3.19 (0.92, 12.18)

Area 1

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Area 2

0.87 (0.38, 1.95)

1.01 (0.43, 2.94)

1.07 (0.41, 2.97)

1.27 (0.52, 3.06)

1.3 (0.52, 2.97)

Area 3

2.41 (1.36, 4.44)

3.22 (1.54, 6.75)

3.29 (1.48, 7.17)

2.94 (1.55, 5.75)

3 (1.48, 5.7)

Area 4

0.71 (0.36, 1.63)

0.9 (0.29, 2.59)

0.89 (0.3, 2.8)

0.91 (0.33, 2.41)

0.92 (0.35, 2.34)

Area 5

2.16 (1.04, 4.39)

2.77 (1.23, 6.49)

2.8 (1.2, 6.49)

2.64 (1.19, 5.53)

2.59 (1.14, 5.53)

Alter characteristics

Addiction service

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Leisure activities

0.54 (0.29, 0.99)

0.55 (0.29, 1.01)

0.53 (0.30, 1.05)

0.45 (0.20, 0.93)

Family Friends

0.52 (0.29, 0.87)

0.53 (0.3, 0.88)

0.52 (0.3, 0.91)

0.43 (0.23, 0.9)

Food

0.58 (0.33, 1.13)

0.58 (0.33, 1.11)

0.58 (0.32, 1.09)

0.48 (0.24, 1.02)

General Health

0.48 (0.23, 1.08)

0.48 (0.21, 0.96)

0.51 (0.24, 1.13)

0.43 (0.18, 1.05)

Injecting equipment

2.01 (0.48, 9.58)

2.05 (0.5, 10.28)

2.05 (0.45, 7.69)

1.67 (0.39, 7.1)

Mental Health

0.45 (0.23, 1.00)

0.44 (0.21, 0.93)

0.45 (0.22, 0.97)

0.39 (0.17, 0.9)

Peer Support

2.29 (0.89, 5.42)

2.25 (0.83, 5.53)

2.32 (1.01, 6.75)

2.12 (0.76, 5.16)

Pharmacy

3.63 (1.82, 6.55)

3.71 (2.03, 7.1)

3.63 (2.03, 6.75)

3.03 (1.36, 5.93)

Social Work

0.76 (0.2, 2.36)

0.76 (0.19, 2.41)

0.82 (0.25, 2.8)

0.68 (0.20, 2.83)

Substance supplier

0.98 (0.44, 2.27)

1.01 (0.44, 2.2)

0.95 (0.44, 2.44)

0.81 (0.31, 1.95)

Non Government Organisation

0.66 (0.34, 1.2)

0.67 (0.35, 1.31)

0.70 (0.39, 1.19)

0.68 (0.39, 1.19)

Alter indegree

0.97 (0.90, 1.04)

Individual characteristics

Gender (Woman)

0.90 (0.57, 1.55)

1.00 (0.64, 1.58)

1.01 (0.62, 1.65)

Physical health

1.52 (1.22, 1.93)

1.54 (1.22, 1.95)

Deviation Information Criterion

1034.3524

1022.6082

971.349

947.8242

967.247

967.2045