Table 5. Adjusted odds ratios for the factors associated with depression, loneliness, and cognitive impairment among the study participants (n = 384).
* P < 0.001.
| Variable | Adjusted odds ratio for loneliness among the elderly | Adjusted odds ratio for depression among the elderly | Adjusted odds ratio for cognitive impairment among elderly |
| Age > 80 years | 2.82 (0.45, 3.82) | 2.39 (1.11, 5.13) | 2.82 (0.54, 4.85) |
| Gender | 1.39 (0.66, 2.90) | 0.90 (0.41, 1.98) | 2.38 (0.82, 6.91) |
| Educational status | 1.84 (1.05, 3.23) | 1.29 (0.69, 2.43) | 2.85 (1.35, 4.45) |
| Type of resident area | 0.30 (0.17, 0.53)* | 0.12 (0.06, 0.24)* | 0.18 (0.04, 0.81) |
| Living with spouse | 0.24 (0.14 0.41)* | 0.26 (0.14, 0.50)* | 0.23 (0.11, 0.78) |
| Smoking | 1.86 (0.98, 3.54) | 2.04 (1.02, 4.08) | 0.57 (0.21, 1.59) |
| Alcohol consumption | 1.14 (0.64, 2.03) | 1.73 (0.92, 3.25) | 0.35 (0.14, 0.87) |
| Depression | ___________ | ___________ | 4.49 (1.37, 14.67) |