Identifying the subgroups of depression trajectories among the middle-aged and older Chinese individuals with chronic diseases: an 8-year follow-up study based on CHARLS.

The chosen model integrates the trajectory of three interregional changes in CESD-10 scores within the target population.: the mean of CESD-10 score of the “Low stable group “is below 4.5 at all-time points, indicating a stable trend; the mean of CESD-10 score of the “Medium growth group “is close to 10 at all-time points, but does not exceed 10, and shows an increasing trend; and the mean of CESD-10 score of the “High growth group “is above 10 at all-time points, indicating a growth trend ( Table 1 ). 3.3 Basic characteristics of subgroups of the depression trajectories The results of the baseline characteristics and univariate analyses of the middle-aged and older chronic disease individuals grouped according to different trajectories of depressive symptom development are shown.

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