Table 3

Correlates of loneliness and depressive symptoms among 814 rural older adults in Liuyang, China

Independent variable	Loneliness				Depressive symptoms
Independent variable	Coefficient	Std. coefficient	t	p Value	Coefficient	Std. coefficient	t	p Value
Gender	−0.377	−0.050	−1.506	0.133	−0.368	−0.032	−0.914	0.361
Age	0.029	0.055	1.613	0.107	0.039	0.049	1.352	0.177
Marital status	1.275	0.147	4.382	0.000	1.200	0.091	2.566	0.010
Annual income per household	1.433E-5	0.026	0.828	0.408	−9.623E-5	−0.117	−3.460	0.001
Educational level	−0.404	−0.065	−1.869	0.062	−0.959	−0.102	−2.761	0.006
Physical disease	−0.749	−0.098	−3.142	0.002	−2.946	−0.254	−7.682	0.000
Living situation (empty-nest or not-empty-nest)	3.245	0.423	13.673	0.000	1.465	0.126	3.839	0.000