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Arthritis/Rheumatism and Depressive Symptoms in Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Adults: Regression and Symptom Network Evidence from CHARLS 2018
Background: Arthritis and rheumatic diseases frequently co-occur with depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults. However, most previous studies have relied on total depression scores and have paid less attention to symptom-level associations. This study aimed to examine population-level and symptom-level associations between arthritis/rheumatism and depressive symptoms. Methods: Data were drawn from 15,721 adults aged ≥ 45 years from the 2018 wave of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHA …