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Table 2 The relative risk (95% confidence interval) of bidirectional relationship between no travel and depression using general estimating equation modeling

From: No travel worsens depression: reciprocal relationship between travel and depression among older adults

Independent variable

Dependent variable

Model

RR (95% CI)

P

No travel

Depression

1

1.94 (1.73–2.19)

 < 0.001

2

1.75 (1.55–1.97)

 < 0.001

3

1.71 (1.52–1.94)

 < 0.001

Depression

No travel

1

1.86 (1.71–2.02)

 < 0.001

2

1.79 (1.64–1.96)

 < 0.001

3

2.08 (1.87–2.30)

 < 0.001

  1. Model 1: no adjust, Model 2: adjusted for age and sex, and Model 3: further adjusted for residential areas, marital status, education level, living alone, hypertension, diabetes, regular exercise, household income, and employment status