Table 1 Demographic characteristics of enrolled patients by the depression severity level
Variables | Total (n = 161) | None or minimal (n = 91) | Mild (n = 36) | Moderate (n = 23) | Severe (n = 11) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 101 (66.46%) | 59(64.8%) | 23(63.9%) | 15(65.2%) | 4(36.4%) | 0.318 |
Education | Ignorant | 28 (17.39%) | 15(16.5%) | 8(22.2%) | 5(21.7%) | 0(0.0%) | 0.401 |
Elementary | 78 (48.45%) | 46(50.5%) | 16(44.4%) | 7(30.4%) | 9(81.8%) | ||
Diploma | 36 (22.36) | 22(24.2%) | 8(22.2%) | 6(26.1%) | 0(0.0%) | ||
University | 19 (11.8%) | 8(8.8%) | 4(11.1%) | 5(21.7%) | 2(18.2%) | ||
Job | housewife | 54 (33.54%) | 30(33.0%) | 11(30.6%) | 6(31.6%) | 7(63.6%) | 0.441 |
retired | 33 (20.50%) | 19(20.9%) | 8(22.2%) | 6(31.6%) | 0(0.0%) | ||
Self-employed | 49 (30.43%) | 31(34.1%) | 12(33.3%) | 4(21.1%) | 2(18.2%) | ||
Employee | 10 (6.21%) | 7(7.7%) | 2(5.6%) | 1(5.3%) | 0(0.0%) | ||
Unemployed & student | 11 (6.83%) | 4(4.4%) | 3(8.3%) | 2(10.5%) | 2(18.2%) | ||
Marital status | Married | 120 (74.53%) | 74(81.3%) | 24(66.7%) | 14(60.9%) | 8(72.7%) | 0.129 |
Age | 56 ± 17 | 58 ± 16 | 53 ± 17 | 55 ± 17 | 53 ± 19 | 0.303 | |
BMI | 24.63 ± 4.10 | 24.66 ± 3.99 | 24.49 ± 3.98 | 23.10 ± 4.44 | 25.65 ± 4.64 | 0.303 | |