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. 2025 Mar 3;16:1522222. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1522222

Table 3.

Hierarchical multiple regression analysis of mediating of social participation (N = 9,103).

Variables Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
Retirement (ref. no) -1.771*** (-8.33) 0.159*** (5.73) -1.725*** (-8.11)
Social participation (0 - 7) -0.250*** (-3.56)
Age (60 – 120) -0.007 (-0.70) 0.001 (0.08) -0.009*** (-6.78) 0.001 (-0.10)
Gender (ref. female) -1.478*** (-8.97) -1.437*** (-8.75) -0.157*** (-7.50) -1.477*** (-8.98)
Education (ref. < elementary school)
Elementary school -0.793*** (-4.55) -0.702*** (-4.04) 0.102*** (4.53) -0.678*** (-3.90)
Middle school -1.546*** (-8.09) -1.269*** (-6.57) 0.192*** (7.46) -1.222*** (-6.31)
High school and above -2.445*** (-10.63) -1.967*** (-8.32) 0.342*** (10.94) -1.874*** (-7.88)
Marital status (ref. not married) -1.372*** (-7.91) -1.295*** (-7.49) -0.049* (-2.27) -1.307*** (-7.56)
Household type (ref. urban) 1.840*** (1.67) 0.816*** (4.09) -0.088*** (-3.40) 0.794*** (3.98)
Pension (ref. no) 0.038 (0.19) 0.090 (0.46) 0.074** (3.06) 0.112 (0.57)
Exercise (ref. no) -0.828*** (-3.92) -0.793*** (-3.76) 0.337*** (13.79) -0.715*** (-3.38)
Drink (ref. no) -0.653*** (-4.37) -0.645*** (-4.34) 0.160*** (8.27) -0.604*** (-4.04)
Smoke (ref. no) 0.212 (1.25) 0.200 (1.18) 0.078*** (3.55) 0.217 (1.28)
Cardiovascular disease (ref. no) 2.548*** (13.57) 2.557*** (13.67) 0.058* (2.41) 2.573*** (13.77)
_cons 9.630*** (10.74) 9.927*** (11.10) 0.848*** (7.80) 10.132*** (11.32)
N 9103.000 9103.000 9103.000
r2_a 0.118 0.079 0.120

t statistics in parentheses. Ref., reference. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. Model 1: dependent variable: depression; independent variables: demographic control variables. Model 2: dependent variable: depression; independent variables: demographic control variables and retirement. Model 3: dependent variable: social participation; independent variables: demographic control variables and retirement. Model 4: dependent variable: depression; independent variables: demographic control variables, retirement and social participation.