Table 2 Univariate analysis of independent variable on depressive and anxiety symptoms
| Â | Depressive symptoms | P value | Anxiety symptoms | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 5853) | Yes (n = 1422) | No (n = 6240) | Yes (n = 1035) | |||
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||
Age, years, median (IQR) | 47 (44, 52) | 48 (44, 53) | 0.005 | 48 (44, 52) | 48 (44, 53) | 0.126 |
Place of residence |  |  |  < 0.001 |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Urban | 3016 (51.5) | 642 (45.1) |  | 3222 (51.6) | 436 (42.1) |  |
 Rural | 2837 (48.5) | 780 (54.9) |  | 3018 (48.4) | 599 (57.9) |  |
Education | Â | Â | 0.694 | Â | Â | 0.691 |
 High school and below | 5298 (90.5) | 1292 (90.9) |  | 5649 (90.5) | 941 (90.9) |  |
 College or graduate school | 555 (9.5) | 130 (9.1) |  | 591 (9.5) | 94 (9.1) |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | 0.359 | Â | Â | 0.114 |
 Unemployed/retired | 1141 (19.5) | 262 (18.4) |  | 1222 (19.6) | 181 (17.5) |  |
 Employed | 4712 (80.5) | 1160 (81.6) |  | 5018 (80.4) | 854 (82.5) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | 0.013 | Â | Â | 0.420 |
 Married | 5388 (92.1) | 1280 (90.0) |  | 5726 (91.8) | 942 (91.0) |  |
 Single/divorced/widowed | 465 (7.9) | 142 (10.0) |  | 514 (8.2) | 93 (9.0) |  |
Average monthly household income, RMB |  |  |  < 0.001 |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 < 5000 | 3802 (65.0) | 1063 (74.8) |  | 4092 (65.6) | 773 (74.7) |  |
 5000–10,000 | 1791 (30.6) | 323 (22.7) |  | 1886 (30.2) | 228 (22.0) |  |
 > 10,000 | 260 (4.4) | 36 (2.5) |  | 262 (4.2) | 34 (3.3) |  |
Parity | Â | Â | 0.134 | Â | Â | 0.218 |
 Nulliparous | 101 (1.7) | 33 (2.3) |  | 110 (1.8) | 24 (2.3) |  |
 Multiparous | 5752 (98.3) | 1389 (97.7) |  | 6130 (98.2) | 1011 (97.7) |  |
Lifestyle factors | ||||||
Drinking | Â | Â | 0.383 | Â | Â | 0.140 |
 No | 5213 (89.1) | 1255 (88.3) |  | 5534 (88.7) | 934 (90.2) |  |
 Yes | 640 (10.9) | 167 (11.7) |  | 706 (11.3) | 101 (9.8) |  |
Smoking | Â | Â | 0.033 | Â | Â | 0.855 |
 Not current smoker | 5707 (97.5) | 1372 (96.5) |  | 6071 (97.3) | 1008 (97.4) |  |
 Current smoker | 146 (2.5) | 50 (3.5) |  | 169 (2.7) | 27 (2.6) |  |
Regular physical activity |  |  |  < 0.001 |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 No | 3377 (57.7) | 972 (68.4) |  | 3647 (58.5) | 702 (67.8) |  |
 Yes | 2476 (42.3) | 450 (31.6) |  | 2593 (41.5) | 333 (32.2) |  |
Physical health factors | ||||||
Body mass index, kg/m2 | Â | Â | 0.012 | Â | Â | 0.104 |
 < 18.5 | 519 (8.9) | 162 (11.4) |  | 563 (9.0) | 118 (11.4) |  |
 18.5–23.9 | 3140 (53.6) | 725 (51.0) |  | 3334 (53.4) | 531 (51.3) |  |
 24–27.9 | 1651 (28.2) | 417 (29.3) |  | 1774 (28.4) | 294 (28.4) |  |
 ≥ 28 | 543 (9.3) | 118 (8.3) |  | 569 (9.1) | 92 (8.9) |  |
Chronic diseases |  |  |  < 0.001 |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 No | 4798 (82.0) | 1030 (72.4) |  | 5077 (81.4) | 751 (72.6) |  |
 Yes | 1055 (18.0) | 392 (27.6) |  | 1163 (18.6) | 284 (27.4) |  |
Menopausal factors | ||||||
Menopausal status |  |  |  < 0.001 |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Reproductive stage | 2764 (47.2) | 506 (35.6) |  | 2897 (46.4) | 373 (36.0) |  |
 Perimenopause | 954 (16.3) | 303 (21.3) |  | 1031 (16.5) | 226 (21.8) |  |
 Postmenopause | 2135 (36.5) | 613 (43.1) |  | 2312 (37.1) | 436 (42.1) |  |
Vasomotor symptoms |  |  |  < 0.001 |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 No | 4346 (74.2) | 747 (52.5) |  | 4593 (73.6) | 519 (50.1) |  |
 Yes | 1507 (25.8) | 675 (47.5) |  | 1647 (26.4) | 516 (49.9) |  |
Somatic symptoms |  |  |  < 0.001 |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 No | 4172 (71.3) | 662 (46.5) |  | 4649 (74.5) | 365 (35.3) |  |
 Yes | 1681 (28.7) | 760 (53.5) |  | 1591 (25.5) | 670 (64.7) |  |
Urogenital symptoms |  |  |  < 0.001 |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 No | 5435 (92.9) | 1020 (71.7) |  | 3176 (50.9) | 265 (25.6) |  |
 Yes | 418 (7.1) | 402 (28.3) |  | 3064 (49.1) | 770 (74.4) |  |