Table 5.
Generalized estimating equations analysis for all variables and GAD-7 score (n = 705).
| GAD-7 scorea |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | SE | Wald χ2 | Exp(β) (95%CI) | P value | ||
| Age≥75 years old) | 0.351 | 0.235 | 2.233 | 1.420 (0.897–2.249) | 0.135 | |
| Gender = female | −0.212 | 0.228 | 0.860 | 0.809 (0.517–1.266) | 0.354 | |
| Marital status = single/divorced/widowed | 0.835 | 0.270 | 9.567 | 2.306 (1.358–3.914) | 0.002 | |
| Living status rowhead | ||||||
| Living with family | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | - | |
| Living with caregivers | −0.369 | 0.293 | 1.581 | 0.691 (0.389–1.229) | 0.209 | |
| Living with law-partner | −0.782 | 0.481 | 2.644 | 0.458 (0.178–1.174) | 0.104 | |
| Alone | −0.280 | 0.324 | 0.746 | 0.756 (0.400–1.427) | 0.388 | |
| Educational background rowhead | ||||||
| Elementary school and below | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | - | |
| Junior school | 0.209 | 0.308 | 0.462 | 1.232 (0.674–2.252) | 0.497 | |
| Senior and vocational school | −0.531 | 0.323 | 2.696 | 0.588 (0.312–1.108) | 0.101 | |
| University degree and above | −0.080 | 0.281 | 0.083 | 0.923 (0.532–1.600) | 0.775 | |
| Monthly income>1000 yuan | 0.167 | 0.235 | 0.503 | 1.181 (0.745–1.872) | 0.478 | |
| Chronic disease = yes | 0.194 | 0.209 | 0.861 | 1.214 (0.806–1.829) | 0.353 | |
| Kind of diseases | 0.065 | 0.096 | 0.454 | 1.067 (0.884–1.288) | 0.500 | |
| PHQ-9 score | −0.078 | 0.049 | 2.489 | 0.925 (0.840–1.019) | 0.115 | |
| Time rowhead | ||||||
| Wave 1 | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | - | |
| Wave 2 | 0.199 | 0.060 | 10.935 | 1.220 (1.084–1.373) | 0.001 | |
| Wave 3 | 0.217 | 0.077 | 7.942 | 1.242 (1.068–1.445) | 0.005 | |
Note: PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire 9-Item; GAD-7 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item.
a
Linear Scale Response GEE model was used.