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Table 2 Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of depressive symptoms risk according to number of life negative events

From: Life negative events and depressive symptoms: the China longitudinal ageing social survey

 

Number of life negative events in past 12 months

Ptrend

0

1

≥2

 

With DS/ Without DS

2328/3617

925/867

289/151

 

DS score, mean (sd)

4.19 (3.36)

5.27 (3.74)

6.62 (4.16)

< 0.001

OR (95% CI)a

1 (reference)

1.54 (1.38–1.71)

2.57 (2.08–3.16)

< 0.001

OR (95% CI)b

1 (reference)

1.35 (1.21–1.52)

2.05 (1.65–2.54)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: DS depressive symptoms, CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio
  2. a Adjusted for age, gender, residence area, education level, marital status, ethnicity and living arrangement
  3. b Further adjusted for physical disability and chronic diseases