Incidence and risk factors of depressive symptoms in 4 years of follow-up among mid-aged and elderly community-dwelling Chinese adults: findings from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence of depressive symptoms, and determine if baseline risk factors conferred a risk for incident depressive symptoms in nationally representative sample of mid-aged and elderly Chinese adults.

Design

This study was a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort from a nationally representative sample.

Setting

Community samples were recruited from the baseline survey of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. A four-stage, stratified, cluster probability sampling strategy was used, which included 10 257 households with members aged 45 years or older and their spouse.

Participants

A total of 11 533 participants free of depressive symptoms at baseline were identified, and 10 288 were re-examin

SUBMITTER: Wen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738713 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature