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Table 4 Multivariate linear regression estimates of depressive symptoms among older adults by their life course residence

From: Life course rural/urban place of residence, depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment among older adults: findings from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India

Variables

uCoef (95% CI)

Beta

aCoef (95% CI)

Beta

Life course residence

 Rural-rural-rural

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Rural-rural-urban

-0.18*** (-0.27 - -0.10)

-0.03

-0.12** (-0.21 - -0.03)

-0.02

 Rural-urban-urban

-0.14 (-0.30–0.01)

-0.01

-0.08 (-0.24–0.07)

-0.01

 Rural-urban-rural

0.26 (-0.24–0.75)

0.01

0.24 (-0.25–0.73)

0.01

 Urban-rural-rural

0.20 (-0.23–0.63)

0.01

0.12 (-0.30–0.55)

0.00

 Urban-urban-rural

-0.07 (-0.36–0.22)

-0.00

-0.04 (-0.33–0.25)

-0.00

 Urban-rural-urban

0.33 (-0.35–1.01)

0.01

0.37 (-0.32–1.05)

0.01

 Urban-urban-urban

-0.23*** (-0.30 - -0.16)

-0.04

-0.14*** (-0.21 - -0.07)

-0.02

  1. uCoef unadjusted Coefficients, CI Confidence interval, aCoef Coefficients adjusted for age, education and work status, marital status, living arrangement, self-rated health, difficulty in activities of daily living, difficulty in instrumental activities of daily living, monthly per capita consumption expenditure, religion, caste and country regions, Beta Standardized beta coefficients; Life-course categories represent childhood-adulthood-current residence, Ref. Reference category
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001