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. 2023 Mar 10;23:462. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15349-9

Table 3.

Binary logistic regression results of WeChat usage, social participation and depression

Variable Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
OR (95%CI) OR (95%CI) OR (95%CI) OR (95%CI)
WeChat usage 0.711*** 0.701*** 0.729*** 0.731***
(0.620–0.816) (0.605–0.812) (0.628–0.846) (0.629–0.850)
Social participation (Yes) 0.792**
(0.683–0.919)
Levels of Social participation 0.922*
(0.866–0.982)
Age 0.987** 0.971*** 0.970*** 0.971***
(0.978–0.997) (0.960–0.983) (0.959–0.982) (0.959–0.982)
Gender (Male) 0.625*** 0.694** 0.682** 0.683**
(0.546–0.717) (0.552–0.873) (0.542–0.857) (0.543–0.859)
Marital status (Married) 0.666** 0.784 0.782 0.784
(0.518–0.855) (0.597–1.030) (0.595–1.028) (0.597–1.031)
Residence (Urban) 0.770*** 0.762*** 0.759*** 0.763***
(0.668–0.887) (0.649–0.894) (0.646–0.890) (0.650–0.896)
Education
 Elementary school 1.013 1.046 1.070 1.069
(0.672–1.527) (0.666–1.642) (0.681–1.681) (0.681–1.680)
 Middle school 0.658* 0.724 0.752 0.750
(0.436–0.993) (0.461–1.138) (0.478–1.183) (0.477–1.180)
 High school 0.524** 0.595* 0.622* 0.623*
(0.342–0.803) (0.372–0.949) (0.389–0.994) (0.389–0.996)
 College or above 0.585* 0.705 0.752 0.764
(0.346–0.992) (0.398–1.250) (0.423–1.336) (0.429–1.360)
Self-reported health
 Poor 0.648* 0.641* 0.649*
(0.429–0.979) (0.424–0.968) (0.430–0.981)
 Fair 0.311*** 0.310*** 0.315***
(0.211–0.459) (0.210–0.457) (0.213–0.464)
 Good 0.184*** 0.186*** 0.189***
(0.119–0.283) (0.121–0.287) (0.122–0.291)
 Very good 0.120*** 0.121*** 0.123***
(0.077–0.188) (0.077–0.189) (0.078–0.193)
ADL (Impaired) 2.693*** 2.690*** 2.660***
(1.620–4.478) (1.614–4.482) (1.599–4.424)
Smoke status
 Quit 1.004 0.998 0.996
(0.785–1.284) (0.780–1.276) (0.779–1.274)
 No 1.058 1.048 1.047
(0.841–1.331) (0.832–1.318) (0.832–1.317)
Drink status (Yes) 0.928 0.945 0.943
(0.786–1.095) (0.800–1.117) (0.798–1.114)
Sleep time 0.297*** 0.300*** 0.300***
(0.230–0.383) (0.233–0.387) (0.233–0.387)
Employment (Yes) 1.167 1.157 1.164
(0.963–1.414) (0.955–1.402) (0.960–1.410)
Pension insurance (Yes) 0.991 0.999 0.999
(0.762–1.289) (0.768–1.300) (0.768–1.299)
Medical insurance (Yes) 0.581* 0.588* 0.588*
(0.355–0.949) (0.360–0.961) (0.360–0.960)
Chronic diseases
 One 1.128 1.135 1.136
(0.911–1.395) (0.917–1.405) (0.918–1.406)
 Two 1.299* 1.322* 1.320*
(1.035–1.630) (1.053–1.659) (1.052–1.657)
 Three 1.646*** 1.689*** 1.680***
(1.276–2.123) (1.308–2.181) (1.302–2.169)
 Four and more 2.000*** 2.062*** 2.074***
(1.563–2.561) (1.609–2.643) (1.617–2.659)
Constant 2.661** 172.044*** 187.642*** 173.886***
(1.296–5.464) (54.026–547.865) (58.778–599.020) (54.568–554.111)
N 4545 4545 4545 4545

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001