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Table 3 Distribution of Baseline Characteristics by Anxiety 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 = 3785

Low-to-middle

N = 96

High-to-low

N = 89

High-curved

N = 13

 

Sex

Male

1664 (44.0)

26 (27.1)

20 (22.5)

4 (30.8)

< 0.0001

Female

2121 (56.0)

70 (72.9)

69 (77.5)

9 (69.2)

 

Age, years

65–69

1454 (38.4)

39 (40.6)

37 (41.6)

4 (30.8)

0.995

70–74

1156 (30.5)

29 (30.2)

26 (29.2)

4 (30.8)

 

75–79

702 (18.6)

19 (19.8)

16 (18.0)

3 (23.1)

 

  ≥ 80

473 (12.5)

9 (9.4)

10 (11.2)

2 (15.4)

 

Marital status

Married

2475 (65.4)

59 (61.5)

49 (55.1)

9 (69.2)

0.190

Single/divorced/widowed

1309 (34.6)

37 (38.5)

40 (44.9)

4 (30.8)

 

Education

None

753 (19.9)

20 (20.8)

24 (27.0)

2 (15.4)

0.194

Elementary

1611 (42.6)

50 (52.1)

35 (39.3)

9 (69.2)

 

Middle/High

1133 (29.9)

22 (22.9)

25 (28.1)

1 (7.7)

 

University

288 (7.6)

4 (4.2)

5 (5.6)

1 (7.7)

 

Smoking

No

2083 (59.4)

65 (68.4)

62 (72.1)

8 (61.5)

0.042

Previous

451 (12.9)

6 (6.3)

10 (11.6)

0 (0)

 

Current

974 (27.8)

24 (25.3)

14 (16.3)

5 (38.5)

 

Drinking

No

1408 (40.1)

37 (39.0)

44 (51.2)

6 (46.2)

0.433

Less than twice per week

1554 (44.3)

45 (47.4)

35 (40.7)

6 (46.2)

 

2–3 times per week

269 (7.7)

4 (4.2)

4 (4.7)

1 (7.7)

 

Almost daily

279 (8.0)

9 (9.5)

3 (3.5)

0 (0.0)

 

Residential area

Metro-city

1392 (38.2)

14 (42.4)

75 (36.6)

39 (37.5)

0.920

Not Metro-city

2249 (61.8)

19 (57.6)

130 (63.4)

65 (62.5)

 

Housing type

Detached House

2173 (57.4)

59 (61.5)

47 (52.8)

7 (53.9)

0.811

Apartment

528 (14.0)

11 (11.5)

16 (18.0)

1 (7.7)

 

Others

1084 (28.6)

26 (27.1)

26 (29.2)

5 (38.5)

 

Disability

No

3034 (80.2)

79 (82.3)

65 (73.0)

13 (100.0)

0.097

Yes

751 (19.8)

17 (17.7)

24 (27.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Home ownership

Own

2898 (76.6)

78 (81.2)

59 (66.3)

7 (53.9)

0.019

Lease

887 (23.4)

18 (18.8)

30 (33.7)

6 (46.2)

 

Living arrangement

Alone

61 (1.6)

1 (1.04)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.631

Couple only

2336 (61.7)

67 (69.8)

55 (61.8)

8 (61.5)

 

Others

1388 (36.7)

28 (29.2)

34 (38.2)

5 (38.5)

 

Walking

None

650 (18.5)

15 (15.8)

22 (25.6)

3 (23.1)

0.562

  ≤ 3 days/week

453 (12.9)

11 (11.6)

7 (8.1)

2 (15.4)

 

  > 3 days/week

2407 (68.6)

69 (72.6)

57 (66.3)

8 (61.5)

 

Medium/Intensive

Physical activity

  None

2349 (66.9)

59 (62.1)

63 (73.3)

11 (84.6)

0.493

   ≤ 3 days/week

340 (9.7)

9 (27)

8 (9.3)

0 (0.0)

 

   > 3 days/week

821 (23.4)

27 (28.4)

15 (17.4)

2 (15.4)

 

More than 3 chronic diseases a

Yes

3319 (87.7)

88 (91.7)

87 (97.7)

0 (0.0)

0.001

No

466 (12.3)

8 (8.3)

2 (2.3)

13 (100.0)

 

Economic Activity

No

2382 (62.9)

61 (63.5)

70 (78.7)

9 (69.2)

0.024

Yes

1403 (37.1)

35 (36.5)

19 (21.4)

4 (30.8)

 

Income quantile, percentile

  < 20th

1224 (44.4)

44 (51.2)

31 (44.9)

31 (44.9)

0.410

20 – 40th

628 (22.8)

19 (22.1)

18 (26.1)

18 (26.1)

 

40 – 60th

446 (16.2)

11 (12.8)

13 (18.8)

13 (18.8)

 

60 – 80th

246 (8.9)

9 (10.5)

5 (7.3)

5 (7.3)

 

80 – 100th

210 (7.6)

3 (3.5)

2 (2.9)

2 (2.9)

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