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 |