Research Article

Associations of Indoor Ventilation Frequency with Depression and Anxiety in Chinese Older Adults

Table 1

Indoor ventilation frequency, depression, and anxiety among the participants.

CharacteristicsIndoor ventilation status (, %) valueDepression (, %) valueAnxiety (, %) value
LowIntermediateHigh

Total120961066 (8.81)3946 (32.62)7084 (58.56)3277 (27.09)259 (2.14)
Age group32.924<0.00184.573<0.0014.8470.089
65-743034200 (6.59)1008 (33.22)1826 (60.18)635 (20.93)59 (1.94)
75-843749321 (8.56)1221 (32.57)2207 (58.87)1039 (27.71)69 (1.84)
≥855313545 (10.26)1717 (32.32)3051 (57.43)1603 (30.17)131 (2.47)
Sex5.0890.079117.775<0.00130.220<0.001
Male5635462 (8.20)1860 (33.01)3313 (58.79)1262 (22.40)77 (1.37)
Female6461604 (9.35)2086 (32.29)3771 (58.37)2015 (31.19)182 (2.82)
Current smoking status4.2210.12122.000<0.00116.516<0.001
Nonsmoker10022893 (8.91)3302 (32.95)5827 (58.14)2799 (27.93)238 (2.37)
Current smoker1954164 (8.39)605 (30.96)1185 (60.64)445 (22.77)18 (0.92)
Current drinking status2.6910.26048.528<0.0018.0610.005
Nondrinker10071895 (8.89)3302 (32.79)5874 (58.33)2848 (28.28)231 (2.29)
Current drinker1836152 (8.28)576 (31.37)1108 (60.35)375 (20.42)23 (1.25)
Exercise habits1047 (8.78)3891 (32.63)6987 (58.59)246.493<0.0013227 (27.06)286.754<0.001254 (2.13)20.061<0.001
Yes4111243 (5.91)1063 (25.86)2805 (68.23)722 (17.56)54 (1.31)
No7814804 (10.29)2828 (36.19)4182 (53.52)2505 (32.06)200 (2.56)
Years of education201.415<0.001212.540<0.00124.086<0.001
05362649 (12.10)1842 (34.35)2871 (53.54)1796 (33.49)152 (2.83)
1-64162303 (7.28)1332 (32.00)2527 (60.72)956 (22.97)76 (1.83)
More than 62458103 (4.19)724 (29.45)1631 (66.35)488 (19.85)30 (1.22)
Occupation277.962<0.00165.685<0.00121.329<0.001
Formal3140112 (3.57)829 (26.40)2199 (70.03)677 (21.56)35 (1.11)
Informal8956954 (10.65)3117 (34.80)4885 (54.54)2600 (29.03)224 (2.50)
Resident area405.446<0.00159.641<0.00114.7400.001
Urban278656 (2.01)717 (25.74)2013 (72.25)606 (21.75)35 (1.26)
Town4006396 (9.89)1267 (31.63)2343 (58.49)1207 (30.13)104 (2.60)
Rural5304614 (11.58)1962 (36.99)2728 (51.43)1464 (27.60)120 (2.26)
Marital status13.1630.001119.559<0.0017.5950.006
Married and living with spouse5394419 (7.77)1789 (33.17)3186 (59.07)1193 (22.12)94 (1.74)
Others6583635 (9.65)2119 (32.19)3829 (58.16)2043 (31.03)163 (2.48)
Number of chronic diseases43.981<0.00161.758<0.0013.6740.159
04452424 (9.52)1508 (33.87)2520 (56.60)1059 (23.79)84 (1.89)
14007384 (9.58)1344 (33.54)2279 (56.88)1070 (26.70)84 (2.10)
≥23637258 (7.09)1094 (30.08)2285 (62.83)1148 (31.56)91 (2.50)
Fuels343.515<0.00177.519<0.00132.869<0.001
Never cooked in the home14117 (12.06)58 (41.13)66 (46.81)52 (36.88)1 (0.71)
Clean fuels4384241 (5.50)1243 (28.35)2900 (66.15)1051 (23.97)80 (1.82)
Biomass fuels3090468 (15.15)1127 (36.47)1495 (48.38)1000 (32.36)105 (3.40)
Others4158337 (8.10)1444 (34.73)2377 (57.17)1059 (25.47)66 (1.59)