The association between depressive symptoms and fall accidents among middle-aged and elderly people in China.
10.1186/s12199-018-0735-y
- Author:
Peng OUYANG
1
;
Wenjun SUN
2
Author Information
1. School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, 92 West Dazhi Street, Nan Gang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China. ouyp@hit.edu.cn.
2. School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, 92 West Dazhi Street, Nan Gang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
CES-D;
CHARLS;
Depressive symptoms;
Fall accidents
- MeSH:
Accidental Falls;
statistics & numerical data;
Age Factors;
Aged;
China;
Depression;
epidemiology;
Female;
Humans;
Longitudinal Studies;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Odds Ratio;
Residence Characteristics;
statistics & numerical data;
Sex Factors;
Socioeconomic Factors
- From:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
2018;23(1):42-42
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Depressive symptoms are a worldwide health problem. However, the research about the effect of depressive symptoms on the fall among the Chinese mid-aged and elderly people is lacking. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the association between depressive symptoms and fall accidents among middle-aged and elderly people in China.
METHODS:This study was conducted based on 12,527 sets of data from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS). The 2011 depressive symptoms data and the 2013 fall data were chosen for this study. The depressive symptom-related data was assessed by the Chinese version of Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scales (CES-D). Individuals were divided into subgroups according to gender (male or female), age (45-59, middle-aged or ≥ 60, elderly people), and residence (rural or urban). The odds ratios (ORs) were compared between subgroups using multivariable logistic regression analysis method.
RESULTS:The adjusted OR value (OR = 1.19 [95% CI 1.07-1.33]) shows there is a significant association between depressive symptoms and subsequent fall accidents. The ORs of the female, elderly people, rural, and urban subgroups are 1.31 (95% CI 1.11-1.55), 1.24 (95% CI 1.08-1.43), 1.17 (95% CI 1.02-1.33), and 1.25 (95% CI 1.04-1.49), respectively, which reveals that this association is also statistically significant in these subgroups.
CONCLUSIONS:This study shows that there is a significant association between depressive symptoms and their subsequent fall accidents among the Chinese middle-aged and elderly people.
