Table 1 Assignment of related variables and definitions.

From: CHARLS insights into the impact of dual interactions of chronic diseases on depression in middle-aged and elderly individuals

Variables

Definitions/Codes

General situation variables

 Gender

0 = Female; 1 = Male

 Married

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Location of residential address

0 = Rural; 1 = Urban

 The Han nationality

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Retired

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Level of education

0 = Under elementary school; 1 = Elementary school; 2 = Middle school;3 = High school or above

Diseases variables

 Chronic disease

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Diabetes

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Dyslipidemia

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Hypertension

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Apoplexy

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Memory disorders

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Psychosis

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Cardiopathy

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Lung disease

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Asthma

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Gastritis

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Hepatopathy

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Nephropathy

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Arthritis

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Disability

0 = No; 1 = Yes

 Cancer

0 = No; 1 = Yes

Memory and cognitive ability test(score) variables

 Episode memory

Continuous variable

 Mind test

Continuous variable

 Cognitive ability

Continuous variable

 Cesd10

Continuous variable

 Sleep duration

Continuous variable

Blood biochemical criterion variables

 WBC in thousands

Continuous variable

 MCV

Continuous variable

 PLT

Continuous variable

 Hematocrit

Continuous variable

 Hemoglobin

Continuous variable

 BUN

Continuous variable

 Creatinine

Continuous variable

 Uric acid

Continuous variable

 Cystatin C

Continuous variable

 Blood glucose

Continuous variable

 Glycated Hemoglobin

Continuous variable

 Total cholesterol

Continuous variable

 Triglyceride

Continuous variable

 HDL

Continuous variable

 LDL

Continuous variable

 CRP

Continuous variable

Outcome variable

 Depression

0 = No; 1 = Yes

  1. In categorical variables, subsequent analysis will use variables encoded as "0" as controls or references.