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Objective:To investigate the situation and related factors in Chinese elderly with depression symptoms and physical pain.Methods:All interviews were selected based on China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) data,which included 1335 patients with depression symptoms and physical pain (DP group who complained of at least one site of physical pain) and 1035 elderly patients with only depression symptoms (NDP group).Logistic regression analysis was used to study related factors in Chinese elderly patients with depression symptoms and physical pain.Results:The rate of physical pain in elderly with depression symptoms was 56.33％.Logistic regression analysis showed that being female (OR =1.45,95％ Cl:1.22-1.72),rural registration (OR =2.32,95％ Cl:1.83-2.95),with chronic disease (OR =2.35,95％ Cl:1.84-2.99),with poorer health self-evaluation (OR of general health was 2.09,95％ Cl:1.69-2.60;OR of poorer health was 3.33,95％ Cl:2.64-4.20)were the risk factors of depression symptoms and physical pain in elderly,and ≥75 years of age was protective factor (OR =0.72,95％ Cl:0.57-0.92).Conelusion:Depression symptoms and physical pain are common symptoms in elderly.The depression and physical pain may be related to female gender,older age,rural registration,chronic disease and poorer health self-evaluatior.