Table 2 Risk Factors Meta-Analysis
From: Prevalence and factors influencing depression among empty nesters in China: A meta-analysis
Factors | No. studies | Sample size | I2 (%) | Pooled OR | 95% CI | Test for overall effect (P value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | ||||||
Female sex | 4 | 4696 | 18.9 | 1.93 | 1.59 | 2.33 | 0.296 |
High age | 2 | 2113 | 0.0 | 1.26 | 0.94 | 1.69 | 0.413 |
High education level | 4 | 5024 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 0.50 | 1.01 | 0.683 |
Low income | 4 | 5798 | 76.1 | 2.55 | 1.68 | 3.85 | 0.006 |
Poor marital status | 7 | 6730 | 76.5 | 1.75 | 1.29 | 2.38 | 0.000 |
Avoid alcohol | 2 | 3903 | 82.3 | 1.64 | 0.52 | 5.23 | 0.017 |
Smoking | 1 | 2911 | 0 | 1.49 | 1.11 | 2.00 | 0.000 |
Chronic disease | 4 | 5159 | 82.8 | 1.49 | 1.07 | 2.08 | 0.001 |
Long sleep duration/high sleep quality | 4 | 3903 | 82.9 | 0.59 | 0.34 | 1.03 | 0.001 |
Physical inactivity | 2 | 3782 | 85.9 | 2.37 | 1.28 | 4.38 | 0.008 |
Poor relationship with children | 6 | 8506 | 89.4 | 1.88 | 1.19 | 2.98 | 0.000 |
Poor relationship with spouse | 2 | 742 | 80.3 | 1.67 | 1.11 | 2.51 | 0.024 |
Social support | 3 | 3395 | 0.0 | 0.65 | 0.53 | 0.80 | 0.380 |