Table 1 General characteristics of the respondents and Chi-square test results of influencing factors of mental health in rural older people (N = 1188)
|  | Total (N = 1188) | Mental health | χ2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good (N = 895) | Poor (N = 293) | ||||
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 5.269 | 0.022 |
  Male | 580(49.3) | 454(50.73) | 126(43.00) |  |  |
 Female | 608(50.7) | 441(49.27) | 167(57.00) |  |  |
Age(years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.027 | 0.986 |
 60–69 | 435(36.6) | 328(36.65) | 107(36.52) |  |  |
 70–79 | 558(47.0) | 421(47.04) | 137(46.76) |  |  |
 ≥ 80 | 195(16.4) | 146(16.31) | 49(16.72) |  |  |
Married status | Â | Â | Â | 1.613 | 0.656 |
 Married | 841(70.8) | 642(71.73) | 199(67.92) |  |  |
 Divorced | 8(0.7) | 6 (0.67) | 2(0.68) |  |  |
 Widowed | 289(24.3) | 21(2.3) | 79(26.96) |  |  |
 Others | 50(4.2) | 37(4.13) | 13(4.44) |  |  |
Education level | Â | Â | Â | 11.561 | < 0.001 |
 Primary and below | 974(81.7) | 712(79.55) | 259(88.40) |  |  |
 Junior and above | 217(18.3) | 183(20.45) | 34(11.60) |  |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | 34.228 | < 0.001 |
 Normal work | 265(22.3) | 197(22.01) | 68(23.21) |  |  |
 Half work | 380(32.0) | 309(34.53) | 71(24.23) |  |  |
 Housework | 316(26.6) | 250(27.93) | 66(22.53) |  |  |
 Don’t work | 224(18.9) | 137(15.31) | 87(29.69) |  |  |
 Other | 3(0.3) | 2(0.22) | 1(0.34) |  |  |
Living style | Â | Â | Â | 7.868 | 0.020 |
 Living alone | 250(21.0) | 485(54.19) | 145(49.49) |  |  |
 Living with spouse | 630(53.0) | 196(21.90) | 54(18.43) |  |  |
 Other | 308(25.9) | 214(23.91) | 94(32.08) |  |  |
Living standard | Â | Â | Â | 27.189 | < 0.001 |
 Good | 282(23.7) | 239(26.70) | 44(15.02) |  |  |
 Common | 705(59.3) | 529(59.11) | 176(60.07) |  |  |
 Bad | 308(25.9) | 128(14.30) | 73(24.91) |  |  |
Chronic diseases | Â | Â | Â | 7.688 | 0.006 |
 Yes | 915(77.0) | 672(75.08) | 243(82.94) |  |  |
 No | 273(23.0) | 223(24.92) | 50(17.06) |  |  |
Physical discomfort | Â | Â | Â | 9.265 | 0.002 |
(Within two weeks) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 996(83.8) | 767(85.70) | 229(78.16) |  |  |
 No | 192(16.2) | 128(14.30) | 6(2.05) |  |  |
 Hospitalization |  |  |  | 12.490 | < 0.001 |
(Within a year) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 685(57.7) | 524(58.55) | 143(48.81) |  |  |
 No | 503(42.3) | 353(39.44) | 150(51.19) |  |  |
Sleep quality | Â | Â | Â | 29.578 | < 0.001 |
 Good | 637(53.61) | 579(64.69) | 58(19.80) |  |  |
 Bad | 551(46.38) | 316(35.30) | 235(80.2) |  |  |