Built form and depression among the Chinese rural elderly: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Few data on the association between housing structure and depression among rural elders in China are available. We examined the impact of built forms on depression.

Design

This is a cross-sectional study.

Setting

A representative sample of rural residents aged 60 years or older in China.

Participants

A total of 5090 older adults in 2019 in rural Suzhou, China.

Outcome measures

Associations of built form with odds of probable and possible depression.

Results

There was significant difference among elders living in varied sizes of house. Older age (vs 60-64 years: 75-79 years AdjOR, 1.737; 95% CI, 1.309 to 2.305; ≥80 years AdjOR, 2.072; 95% CI, 1.439 to 2.981), male sex (AdjOR, 0.719; 95% CI, 0.593 to 0.871), single (AdjOR, 1.303; 95% CI,

SUBMITTER: Qiu QW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7733171 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature