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Table 2 Univariate regression values of each covariate predicting depressive symptoms

From: Giving social support to outside family may be a desirable buffer against depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults: Japan gerontological evaluation study

Marital status

Married

Single

Gender

Men (n=10,673)

Women (n=7,552)

Men (n=1,196)

Women (n=5,211)

 

B

p

95 % CI

B

p

95 % CI

B

p

95 % CI

B

p

95 % CI

Age

(continuous variable)

0.096

***

0.04 ; 0.05

0.080

***

0.03; 0.05

a

  

0.130

***

0.04 ; 0.06

Comorbidity of serious diseases

Under medical treatment

0.091

***

0.47 ; 0.71

0.101

***

0.60; 0.94

0.067

*

0.08; 0.89

0.082

***

0.42 ; 0.84

Living status

Live alone

0.034

**

0.47 ; 1.67

0.017

 

−0.17; 1.33

0.076

*

0.11; 0.78

0.003

 

−0.14 ; 0.18

Equivalent income (Japanese yen)

 <1 million

(reference)

(reference)

(reference)

(reference)

 1 - 4 million

−0.199

***

−1.25; −0.83

−0.183

***

−1.16; −0.76

−0.219

***

−1.97; −0.66

−0.159

***

−1.21 ; −0.69

 ≥4 million

−0.169

***

−2.09; −1.54

−0.133

***

−1.86; −1.24

−0.188

***

−3.14; −1.37

−0.107

***

−1.69 ; −0.91

Years of schooling

 <6 years

(reference)

(reference)

(reference)

(reference)

 6 - 9 years

−0.208

***

−1.52 ; −0.65

−0.167

**

−1.36 ;−0.37

−0.194

*

−2.20; −0.04

−0.146

***

−1.11 ; −0.48

 10 - 12 years

−0.292

***

−2.06; −1.18

−0.220

***

−1.69 ;−0.70

−0.202

*

−2.37; −0.17

−0.186

***

−1.39 ; −0.75

 ≥13 years

−0.272

***

−2.30 ; −1.41

−0.168

***

−2.02; −0.97

−0.170

*

−2.60; −0.30

−0.129

***

−1.75 ; −0.94

  1. "Single" includes widow/widower, the unmarried and the divorced
  2. B: standardized beta, p : * < .05, ** < .005, *** .0005
  3. aRegression model has no predictive capability (p value for F test ≥ .05)