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Table 2 Cross-sectional relationship between depression and unemployment in older individuals in 1996, 1999, 2003, and 2007

From: Employment status and depressive symptoms in taiwanese older adults: an 11-year prospective cohort study

Variable

1996

1999

2003

2007

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

Depression

1.64 (1.14—2.36)**

1.85 (1.39—2.46)***

1.73 (1.24—2.41)**

1.44 (1.00—2.07)

  1. The CES-D scale score ranges from 0 to 30. A CES-D scale score of ≥ 10 indicates depression
  2. CES-D scale Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale, CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio
  3. The models were adjusted for various factors, including age, sex, education level, marital status, smoking habit, exercise habit, comorbidities (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke), engagement in volunteer activities, economic burden, and health burden in 1996, 1999, 2003, and 2007
  4. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, and ***P < 0.001; chi-square test
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BMC Geriatrics

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