Table 2 Basic characteristics of empty-nest elderly with depression Symptoms.
From: Prevalence and related influencing factors of depression symptoms among empty-nest elderly in China
No depression Symptoms (%) | Depression symptoms (%) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | < 0.001 | |||
Male | 1396(34.84%) | 666(16.62%) | ||
Female | 1002(25.01%) | 943(23.53%) | ||
Age | 0.172 | |||
60–69 | 1539(38.41%) | 994(24.81%) | ||
70–79 | 732(18.27%) | 536(13.38%) | ||
≥ 80 | 127(3.17%) | 79(1.97%) | ||
Education level | < 0.001 | |||
Illiterate | 482(12.03%) | 521(13.00%) | ||
Junior high school or below | 1534(38.28%) | 982(24.51%) | ||
High school or above | 382(9.23%) | 106(2.65%) | ||
Marital status | < 0.001 | |||
Without spouse | 325(8.11%) | 328(8.19%) | ||
With spouse | 2073(51.73%) | 1281(31.97%) | ||
Place of residence | < 0.001 | |||
Rural | 1398(34.89%) | 1177(29.37%) | ||
Urban | 1000(24.96%) | 432(10.78%) | ||
Self-rated health status | < 0.001 | |||
Poor | 388(9.68%) | 716(17.87%) | ||
Fair | 1287(32.12%) | 739(18.44%) | ||
Good | 723(18.04%) | 154(3.84%) | ||
Frequency of contact with children | < 0.001 | |||
Low | 960(23.96%) | 803(20.04%) | ||
Moderate | 515(12.85%) | 339(8.46%) | ||
High | 923(23.03%) | 467(11.65%) | ||
Life satisfaction | < 0.001 | |||
Dissatisfied | 55(1.37%) | 337(8.41%) | ||
Fair | 1254(31.30%) | 873(21.79%) | ||
Satisfied | 1089(27.18%) | 399(9.96%) | ||
Satisfaction with children | < 0.001 | |||
Dissatisfied | 45(1.12%) | 166(4.14%) | ||
Fair | 899(22.44%) | 725(18.09%) | ||
Satisfied | 1454(36.29%) | 718(17.92%) | ||
Social activities | 0.012 | |||
No | 1230(30.70%) | 890(22.21%) | ||
Yes | 1168(29.15%) | 719(17.94%) | ||
ADL | < 0.001 | |||
Dependent | 385(9.61%) | 675(16.85%) | ||
Independent | 2013(50.24%) | 934(23.31%) | ||
Chronic diseases | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 60(1.50%) | 108(2.70%) | ||
No | 2338(58.35%) | 1501(37.46%) | ||
Physical pain | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 466(11.63%) | 766(19.12%) | ||
No | 1932(48.22%) | 843(21.04%) | ||
Sleep duration | < 0.001 | |||
<7 h | 1366(34.09%) | 1162(29.00%) | ||
≥ 7 h | 1032(25.75%) | 447(11.16%) | ||
Drinking | < 0.001 | |||
Frequently | 1431(35.71%) | 1173(29.27%) | ||
Infrequently | 967(24.13%) | 436(10.88%) | ||
Smoking | < 0.001 | |||
Never | 1254(31.30%) | 1027(25.63%) | ||
Current | 687(17.14%) | 362(9.03%) | ||
Former | 457(11.41%) | 220(5.49%) | ||
Exercise | < 0.001 | |||
No | 228(5.69%) | 218(5.44%) | ||
Yes | 2170(54.16%) | 1391(34.71%) | ||
Household economic status | < 0.001 | |||
Impoverished | 250(6.24%) | 313(7.81%) | ||
Non-impoverished | 2148(53.61%) | 1296(32.34%) | ||
Medical insurance | 0.002 | |||
No | 81(2.02%) | 87(2.17%) | ||
Yes | 2317(57.82%) | 1522(37.98%) | ||
Pension | < 0.001 | |||
No | 723(18.04%) | 642(16.02%) | ||
Yes | 1675(41.80%) | 967(24.13%) | ||
