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Table 3 Risk factors of mood disorder

From: Association between health behaviors and mood disorders among the elderly: a community-based cohort study

Variable

Beta (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

Demographic variables

 Education

  Master’s and above

−0.129 (−0.2 to −0.06)

.001

0.879 (0.82 to 0.95)

  University

−0.077 (− 0.11 to − 0.04)

.001

0.926 (0.89 to 0.96)

  Vocational school

− 0.044 (− 0.09 to 0)

.051

0.957 (0.92 to 1)

  Junior high school

−0.025 (− 0.06 to 0.01)

.147

0.976 (0.94 to 1.01)

  Senior high school

−0.019 (− 0.06 to 0.02)

.324

0.981 (0.95 to 1.02)

  Self-taught

− 0.039 (− 0.12 to 0.04)

.341

0.962 (0.89 to 1.04)

  Illiterate

0.025 (−0.03 to 0.08)

.363

1.025 (0.97 to 1.08)

  Elementary school

   

 Gender

  Male

−0.559 (−0.59 to − 0.53)

.001

0.572 (0.56 to 0.59)

  Female

   

 Marital status

  Widowed

0.026 (−0.01 to 0.06)

.125

1.027 (0.99 to 1.06)

  Divorced

0.199 (0.09 to 0.31)

.001

1.22 (1.09 to 1.36)

  Married--living separately

0.004 (−0.08 to 0.08)

.931

1.004 (0.93 to 1.09)

  Cohabitating

−0.107 (− 0.28 to 0.07)

.222

0.899 (0.76 to 1.07)

  Unmarried

−0.027 (− 0.08 to 0.03)

.328

0.974 (0.92 to 1.03)

  Married--living together

   

 Drinking milk

  No

0.111 (0.09 to 0.13)

.001

1.117 (1.09 to 1.14)

  Yes

   

 Eating at least three servings of vegetables and two of fruits

  No

0.578 (0.55 to 0.61)

.001

1.782 (1.73 to 1.83)

  Yes

   

 Long-term medication

  No

−0.561 (−0.58 to −0.54)

.001

0.571 (0.56 to 0.58)

  Yes

   

 Smoking frequency

  Smoking after meals

−0.034 (−0.09 to 0.02)

.193

0.966 (0.92 to 1.02)

  Daily smoking

0.142 (0.01 to 0.28)

.041

1.152 (1.01 to 1.32)

  Non-smoking

   

 Alcohol frequency

  Occasionally drinking

−0.046 (−0.08 to − 0.02)

.002

0.955 (0.93 to 0.98)

  Daily drinking

−0.067 (− 0.15 to 0.01)

.098

0.935 (0.86 to 1.01)

  Non-drinking

   

 The frequency of physical activity

  Occasionally

−0.046 (−0.09 to − 0.01)

.024

0.955 (0.92 to 0.99)

  Three to five times per week

−0.059 (− 0.1 to − 0.02)

.002

0.942 (0.91 to 0.98)

  Never

   

 Age

   > 85

−0.032 (− 0.08 to 0.01)

.160

0.968 (0.93 to 1.01)

  80–84

−0.042 (− 0.08 to − 0.01)

.022

0.959 (0.93 to 0.99)

  75–79

− 0.008 (− 0.04 to 0.03)

.650

0.993 (0.96 to 1.03)

  70–74

0.001 (− 0.03 to 0.03)

.940

1.001 (0.97 to 1.03)

  65–69

   

Number of chronic diseases

0.021 (0.01 to 0.03)

.002

1.02 (1.01 to 1.03)

 Biochemical value

  Cholesterol

0.001 (0.001–0.001)

.014

1.00 (1.00–1.00)