Table 1.
Basic Characteristics of Selected Participants
| Demographic (Total 5296) | All (N=5296), n (%) | Nondepressed (GDS-sScore<8) (N=4051), n (%) | Depressed (GDS-Score≥8) (N=1245), n (%) | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | ||||
| Rural | 3840 (72.5) | 3052 (75.3) | 788 (63.3) | <0.001 |
| Urban | 1456 (27.5) | 999 (24.7) | 457 (36.7) | |
| Cities | ||||
| Anji | 888 (16.8) | 683 (16.9) | 205 (16.5) | <0.001 |
| Taixing | 1456 (27.5) | 1242 (30.7) | 265 (21.3) | |
| Jianggan | 1507 (28.5) | 999 (24.7) | 457 (36.7) | |
| Yiwu | 1445 (27.2) | 1127 (27.8) | 318 (25.5) | |
| Age (years old) | 72.05±8.1 | 71.8±8.0 | 72.7±8.3 | <0.001 |
| 60–74 | 3311 (62.5) | 2580 (63.7) | 731 (58.7) | 0.002 |
| 75 and above | 1985 (37.5) | 1471 (36.3) | 514 (41.3) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 2609 (49.3) | 2053 (50.7) | 556 (44.7) | <0.001 |
| Female | 2687 (50.7) | 1998 (49.3) | 689 (55.3) | |
| Married Status | ||||
| Married | 3442 (65.0) | 2648 (65.4) | 794 (63.8) | 0.491 |
| Widowed | 849 (16.0) | 637 (15.7) | 212 (17.0) | |
| Others | 1005 (19.0) | 766 (18.9) | 239 (19.2) | |
| Educational Level | ||||
| Low | 3094 (58.4) | 2382 (58.8) | 712 (57.2) | 0.148 |
| Middle | 1356 (15.6) | 1044 (25.8) | 312 (25.1) | |
| High | 846 (16.0) | 625 (15.4) | 221 (17.8) | |
| Physical Exercise (Times per Week) | ||||
| 0 | 2265 (42.8) | 1655(40.9) | 610 (49.0) | <0.001 |
| 1–2 | 517 (9.8) | 418 (10.3) | 99 (8.0) | |
| 3–4 | 425 (8.0) | 326 (8.0) | 99 (8.0) | |
| 5–7 | 1719 (32.4) | 1395 (34.4) | 324 (26.0) | |
| 8 or more | 370 (7.0) | 257 (6.3) | 113 (9.1) | |
| Social health score | 49.05±10.08 | 49.44±9.89 | 47.76±10.60 | <0.001 |
| Low | 953 (18.0) | 673 (16.6) | 280 (22.5) | <0.001 |
| Middle | 3552 (67.1) | 2760 (68.1) | 792 (63.6) | |
| High | 790 (14.9) | 617 (15.2) | 173 (13.9) |
Note: aP-value was measured using Chi-square tests for categorical variables and T-test for continuous variables.