Association between eating alone and depressive symptom in elders: a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics

Table 4 Gender- and age-specific univariate association between eating alone and depressive symptom in relation to living alone

Characteristic		N	%^a	%^b	Depressive symptom (%)	P^c
Male	Both not alone^d	3351	83.52		6.03	<0.001
	Eating alone only^e	205	5.11	5.76	10.24
	Living alone only^f	89	2.22		3.37
	Both alone^g	367	9.15		11.17
Female	Both not alone	3041	77.05		9.70	<0.001
	Eating alone only	210	5.32	6.46	16.67
	Living alone only	117	2.96		16.24
	Both alone	579	14.67		13.47
Aged 60–74	Both not alone	5303	84.60		7.49	<0.001
	Eating alone only	280	4.47	5.02	13.21
	Living alone only	153	2.43		9.87
	Both alone	533	8.50		10.88
Aged 75+	Both not alone	1089	64.40		9.18	0.011
	Eating alone only	135	7.98	11.03	14.07
	Living alone only	54	3.19		12.96
	Both alone	413	24.42		14.77

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