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Table 3 Associations between tea consumption and depressive symptoms, by gender and by age group (2005–2014 panel data)

From: Association between tea consumption and depressive symptom among Chinese older adults

 

By Gender

By Age group

Male

Female

80 and above

65–79

Inconsistent drinkers

0.03

0.02

0.08

−0.12

Consistent drinkers

−0.01

0.09

0.13

−0.09

Consistent daily drinkers

−0.29***

−0.09

− 0.01

−0.42***

Age

−0.02***

−0.04***

− 0.06***

0.02*

Male

–

–

0.06

−0.19**

Urban

−0.38***

−0.38***

− 0.42***

−0.31***

Literate

−0.43***

−0.03

− 0.24***

−0.16**

Married

−0.65***

−0.86***

− 0.52***

−0.89***

Having pension

−0.59***

−0.64***

− 0.62***

−0.69***

Smoking

−0.02

−0.28**

− 0.16**

0.00

Drinking

−0.40***

−0.52***

− 0.43***

−0.41***

ADL score

−0.37***

−0.22***

− 0.25***

−0.68***

MMSE score

−0.09***

−0.08***

− 0.08***

−0.10***

Playing card/mahjong

−0.30***

−0.69***

− 0.54***

−0.40***

Community activity

−0.26***

−0.57***

− 0.45***

−0.33***

Tourism

−1.09***

−0.88***

−0.95***

− 0.97***

Cases

5873

7153

8318

4708

Observations

10,895

12,541

13,992

9444

  1. * p < 0.1, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01