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Table 2 Comparison of general characteristics of cases with CES-D ≥ 10 and CES-D < 10

From: The association between depressive symptoms and fall accidents among middle-aged and elderly people in China

 

Total (N = 12,527)

CES-D ≥ 10 (N = 4607)

CES-D < 10 (N = 7920)

p value

Age

60.5 ± 9.2

61.3 ± 9.2

60.0 ± 9.2

< 0.001

Gender (male)

52.8%

62.1%

47.4%

< 0.001

Marital status (married)

87.1%

82.5%

89.8%

< 0.001

Education

 Illiteracy

44.9%

55.2%

38.9%

< 0.001

 Elementary school

22.5%

22.4%

22.6%

0.733

 Middle school

20.9%

16.0%

23.8%

< 0.001

 High school and above

10.1%

5.9%

12.5%

< 0.001

 College and above

1.6%

0.5%

2.2%

< 0.001

Place of residence (rural)

62.4%

69.2%

58.2%

< 0.001

Household members

3.6 ± 1.8

3.6 ± 1.8

3.6 ± 1.8

0.473

Alive children

2.7 ± 1.4

2.9 ± 1.5

2.6 ± 1.4

< 0.001

Annual income (RMB)

 ≤ 20,000

39.2%

47.2%

34.7%

< 0.001

 (20,000, 30,000)

8.3%

8.1%

8.4%

0.555

 (30,000, 50,000)

35.7%

34.4%

36.4%

0.028

 > 50,000

16.8%

10.3%

20.5%

< 0.001

ADL

0.3 ± 0.9

0.6 ± 1.2

0.2 ± 0.6

< 0.001

Chronic disease status

1.9 ± 1.6

2.4 ± 1.8

1.6 ± 1.5

< 0.001

Drinking (last year, yes)

33.6%

27.7%

37.1%

< 0.001

Smoking (ever, yes)

42.6%

37.8%

45.3%

< 0.001

Sleep time

6.2 ± 1.9

5.7 ± 2.0

6.4 ± 1.7

< 0.001

CES-D score

8.4 ± 6.3

15.2 ± 4.5

4.4 ± 2.8

< 0.001

CES-D ≥ 10

36.8%

   

Fall accidents (yes)

16.3%

20.7%

13.7%

< 0.001

  1. Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation, and categorical variables are displayed as percentage
  2. ADL activity of daily living