Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of influencing factors of depressive symptoms (n = 10,369).

From: Impact of multimorbidity and cognitive impairment on depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults and their interaction effects

Variables

β

SE

Wald χ2

P

OR(95%CI)

Age

     

65–74

    

1.000

75–90

0.050

0.087

0.332

0.564

1.051(0.887, 1.245)

≦ 91

-0.055

0.271

0.041

0.839

0.946(0.556–1.611)

Residence

     

Urban

    

1.000

Rural

0.365

0.081

20.228

<0.001

1.441(1.229, 1.689)

Gender

     

Male

    

1.000

Female

0.239

0.089

7.204

0.007

1.270(1.067, 1.513)

Marital status

     

Get married

    

1.000

Separation

0.684

0.441

2.405

0.121

1.981(0.835, 4.701)

Divorce

0.449

0.424

1.120

0.290

1.567(0.682, 3.598)

Never been married

0.054

0.420

0.016

0.898

1.055(0.463, 2.403)

Widowed spouse

0.215

0.096

5.008

0.025

1.239(1.027, 1.496)

Living conditions

     

Living with at least one partner/child

    

1.000

Live alone

0.337

0.140

5.760

0.016

1.400(1.064, 1.844)

Whether multimorbidity

     

No

    

1.000

Yes

0.909

0.081

125.988

<0.001

2.481(2.117, 2.908)

Cognitive impairment

     

Normal

    

1.000

High risk

1.699

0.083

414.304

<0.001

5.469(4.644, 6.441)

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