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Table 2 Distribution of Baseline Characteristics by Depression Trajectory Groups (n, %)

From: Latent class growth modeling of depression and anxiety in older adults: an 8-year follow-up of a population-based study

 

Trajectory groups

P-value

Low-flat

N = 3641

Low-to-middle

N = 205

Low-to-high

N = 33

High-stable

N = 104

 

Anxiety

Low-flat

3519 (96.7)

162 (79.0)

28 (84.9)

76 (73.1)

< 0.0001

Low-to-middle

61 (1.7)

29 (14.2)

3 (9.1)

3 (2.9)

 

High-to-low

57 (1.6)

7 (3.4)

2 (6.1)

23 (22.1)

 

High-curved

4 (0.11)

7 (3.4)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.9)

 

Sex

Male

1619 (44.5)

59 (28.8)

9 (27.3)

27 (26.0)

< 0.0001

Female

2022 (55.5)

146 (71.2)

24 (72.7)

77 (74.0)

 

Age

65–69

1405 (38.6)

86 (42.0)

11 (33.3)

32 (30.8)

0.009

70–74

1099 (30.2)

73 (35.6)

11 (33.3)

32 (30.8)

 

75–79

666 (18.3)

37 (18.1)

8 (24.2)

29 (27.9)

 

  ≥ 80

471 (12.9)

9 (4.4)

3 (9.1)

11 (10.6)

 

Marital status

Married

1272 (35.0)

70 (34.2)

12 (36.4)

36 (34.6)

0.993

Single/divorced/widowed

2368 (65.0)

135 (65.8)

21 (63.6)

68 (65.4)

 

Education

None

728 (20.0)

39 (19.0)

8 (24.2)

24 (23.1)

0.308

Elementary

1551 (42.6)

101 (49.3)

13 (39.4)

40 (38.5)

 

Middle/High

1079 (29.6)

55 (26.8)

10 (30.3)

37 (35.6)

 

University

283 (7.8)

10 (4.9)

2 (6.1)

3 (2.9)

 

Smoking

No

1982 (58.9)

143 (69.8)

22 (66.7)

71 (74.0)

0.0006

Previous

442 (13.1)

12 (5.9)

2 (6.1)

11 (11.5)

 

Current

944 (28.0)

50 (24.4)

9 (27.3)

14 (14.6)

 

Drinking

No

1323 (39.3)

101 (49.3)

19 (57.6)

52 (54.2)

0.002

Less than twice per week

1507 (44.7)

84 (41.0)

12 (36.4)

37 (38.5)

 

2–3 times per week

266 (7.9)

10 (4.9)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.1)

 

Almost daily

274 (8.1)

10 (4.9)

2 (6.1)

5 (5.2)

 

Residential area

Metro-city

1392 (38.2)

75 (36.6)

14 (42.4)

39 (37.5)

0.920

Not Metro-city

2249 (61.8)

130 (63.4)

19 (57.6)

65 (62.5)

 

Housing type

Detached House

2094 (57.5)

119 (58.1)

17 (51.5)

56 (53.9)

0.770

Apartment

512 (14.1)

22 (10.7)

5 (15.2)

17 (16.4)

 

Others

1035 (28.4)

64 (31.2)

11 (33.3)

31 (29.8)

 

Disability

No

2931 (80.5)

161 (78.5)

26 (79.8)

73 (70.2)

0.068

Yes

710 (19.5)

44 (21.5)

7 (21.2)

31 (29.8)

 

Home ownership

Own

2790 (76.6)

159 (77.6)

27 (81.8)

66 (63.5)

0.015

Lease

851 (23.4)

46 (22.4)

6 (18.2)

38 (36.5)

 

Living arrangement

Alone

59 (1.48)

1 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.9)

0.137

Couple only

2231 (61.3)

145 (70.7)

21 (63.6)

69 (66.4)

 

Others

1351 (37.1)

59 (28.8)

12 (36.4)

33 (31.7)

 

Walking

None

625 (18.6)

33 (16.1)

5 (15.2)

27 (28.1)

0.044

  ≤ 3 days/week

417 (12.4)

34 (16.6)

6 (18.2)

16 (16.7)

 

  > 3 days/week

2328 (69.1)

138 (67.3)

22 (66.7)

53 (55.2)

 

Medium/Intensive

Physical activity

  None

2247 (66.7)

134 (65.4)

27 (81.8)

74 (77.1)

0.181

   ≤ 3 days/week

326 (9.7)

21 (10.2)

3 (9.1)

7 (7.3)

 

   > 3 days/week

797 (23.7)

50 (24.4)

3 (9.1)

15 (15.6)

 

More than 3 chronic diseases a

Yes

3175 (87.2)

198 (96.6)

32 (97.0)

102 (98.1)

< 0.0001

No

466 (12.8)

7 (3.4)

1 (3.0)

2 (1.9)

 

Economic Activity

No

2278 (62.6)

135 (65.9)

27 (81.8)

82 (78.9)

0.0007

Yes

1363 (37.4)

70 (34.1)

6 (18.2)

22 (21.1)

 

Income quantile, percentile

  < 20th

1164 (44.1)

91 (50.8)

15 (45.5)

39 (55.7)

0.100

20 – 40th

603 (22.8)

39 (21.8)

9 (27.3)

15 (21.4)

 

40 – 60th

425 (16.1)

32 (17.9)

6 (18.2)

8 (11.4)

 

60 – 80th

238 (9.0)

12 (6.7)

3 (9.1)

7 (10.0)

 

80 – 100th

210 (8.0)

5 (2.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.4)

 
  1. aChronic diseases = hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, back pain, cataracts, osteoporosis, and arthritis, loss of hearing or vision