Table 5 Comparison of anxiety and depressive symptoms and quality of sleep by mean ranks (N = 264)

 18–30 years

145 (54.9%)

142.05

141.68

138.84

 31–45 years

110 (41.7%)

118.29

118.57

121.23

 46–60 years

7 (2.7%)

136.29

131.64

168.93

 > 60 years

2 (0.8%)

208.75

236.25

165.25

χ² = 8.13; p = 0.04^*

χ² = 9.49; p = 0.02^*

χ² = 5.40; p = 0.14

 Male

191 (72.3%)

122.38

125.65

125.74

 Female

73 (27.7%)

158.97

150.42

150.20

Z = − 3.49;p = 0.001^*

Z = − 2.36; p = .02^*

Z = − 2.37; p = .02^*

 Rural

155 (58.7%)

121.92

127.58

127.21

 Urban

109 (41.3%)

147.55

139.49

140.02

Z = − 2.69; p = 0.01^*

Z = − 1.25; p = 0.21

Z = − 1.35; p = 0.19

 Employed

147 (55.7%)

128.96

127.97

128.84

 Student

85 (32.2%)

138.45

137.91

139.34

 Skilled worker

5 (1.9%)

126.40

120.90

132.40

 Laborer

1 (0.4%)

13.50

5.00

41.50

 Businessman

24 (9.1%)

147.29

154.96

142.88

 Others

2 (0.8%)

37.25

59.25

32.25

χ² = 7.34; p = 0.20

χ² = 7.80; p = 0.17

χ² = 6.38; p = 0.27

 Adaptive

180 (68.2%)

117.51

120.83

118.18

 Maladaptive

84 (31.8%)

164.61

157.51

163.18

Z = − 4.68; p = 0.001^*

Z = − 3.64; p = 0.001^*

Z = − 4.48; p = 0.001^*