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Table 2 Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of depressive symptoms risk according to characteristics

From: Socio-demographic characteristics and co-occurrence of depressive symptoms with chronic diseases among older adults in China: the China longitudinal ageing social survey

 

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OR (95% CI)

Age group (years)

60–64

65–69

0.95 (0.83–1.08)

 

70–74

0.91 (0.79–1.05)

 

75–79

1.05 (0.90–1.24)

 

80+

0.96 (0.80–1.15)

Gender

Male

Female

1.01 (0.91–1.12)

Residence

Rural

Urban

0.87 (0.77–0.98)

Marital status

Married

Widowed/divorced/ unmarried

1.34 (1.18–1.53)

Education

Never attended school

Primary school

0.90 (0.79–1.04)

 

Junior high school and above

0.70 (0.60–0.81)

Ethnicity

Han

Others

1.01 (0.82–1.24)

Physical disability

No function problems

One and more functioning limitations

2.82 (2.35–3.39)

Living arrangement

Living with others

Living alone

1.62 (1.48–1.92)

Wealth quantile

Q1 (lowest)

Q2

0.84 (0.72–0.97)

 

Q3

0.61 (0.52–0.71)

 

Q4

0.53 (0.45–0.63)

 

Q5 (highest)

0.41 (0.33–0.49)

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio