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. 2014 Dec 1;9(12):e114139. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114139

Table 1. Demographics and geriatric depression prevalence among recruited Uyghur elderly of Xinjiang, China (N = 1329).

Variables Group 1 (n = 829): Urban residents Group 2 (n = 500): Rural residents Total (N = 1329)
Frequency Percent 95% CI Frequency Percent 95% CI Frequency Percent
Age 60–64 457 55.13 51.73,58.52 248 49.6 45.20,54.00 705 53.05
65–69 178 21.47 18.67,24.27 102 20.4 16.86,23.94 280 21.07
70–74 119 14.35 11.96,16.75 60 12 9.14,14.86 179 13.47
75 or older 75 9.05 7.09,11.00 90 18 14.62,21.38 165 12.42
Gender Male 471 56.82 53.44,60.19 249 49.8 45.40,54.20 720 54.18
Female 358 43.18 39.80,46.56 251 50.2 45.80,54.60 609 45.82
Marital Status Married 755 91.07 89.13,93.02 398 79.6 76.06,83.14 1153 86.76
Never married 33 3.98 2.65,5.31 10 2 0.77,3.23 43 3.24
Divorced or Widowed 41 4.95 3.47,6.43 92 18.4 14.99,21.81 133 10.01
Education Elementary school or less 357 43.06 39.69,46.44 367 73.4 69.51,77.29 724 54.48
Junior or senior high school 211 25.45 22.48,28.42 86 17.2 13.88,20.52 297 22.35
College or above 261 31.48 28.32,34.65 47 9.4 6.83,11.97 308 23.18
Occupation Officer 221 26.66 23.64,29.67 25 5 3.08,6.92 246 18.51
Worker 199 24 21.09,26.92 41 8.2 5.79,10.61 240 18.06
Farmer 208 25.09 22.13,28.05 412 82.4 79.05,85.75 620 46.65
Others 201 24.25 21.32,27.17 22 4.4 2.60,6.20 223 16.78
Income (Yuan) 0–3000 562 67.79 64.60,70.98 413 82.6 79.27,85.93 975 73.36
3001–10000 170 20.51 17.75,23.26 62 12.4 9.50,15.30 232 17.46
>10000 97 11.7 9.51,13.89 25 5 3.08,6.92 122 9.18
Geriatric depression No 806 97.23 96.10,98.34 382 76.4 72.66,80.13 1188 89.39
Yes 23 2.77 1.65,3.89 118 23.6 19.86,27.33 141 10.61