Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical data of case and control groups
From: Depression and psychosocial burden among caregivers of children with chronic kidney disease
| Control group | Cases group | Test value | P value | Sig. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. = 30 | No. = 30 | |||||
| Age | Mean ± SD | 40.73 ± 7.68 | 38.50 ± 7.21 | 1.161• | 0.250 | NS |
| Range | 23–55 | 20–50 | ||||
| Gender of caregiver | Female | 22 (73.3%) | 27 (90.0%) | 2.783a | 0.095 | NS |
| Male | 8 (26.7%) | 3 (10.0%) | ||||
| Marital status | Single | 1 (3.3%) | 2 (6.7%) | 1.850a | 0.763 | NS |
| Married | 26 (86.7%) | 23 (76.7%) | ||||
| Divorced | 2 (6.7%) | 2 (6.7%) | ||||
| Widow | 1 (3.3%) | 2 (6.7%) | ||||
| Other | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.3%) | ||||
| Scientific degree | University | 10 (33.3%) | 2 (6.7%) | 28.506a | 0.000 | HS |
| Diploma | 0 (0.0%) | 12 (40.0%) | ||||
| Primary/preparatory | 20 (66.7%) | 9 (30.0%) | ||||
| Can read and write | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.3%) | ||||
| Illiterate | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (20.0%) | ||||
| Profession | No | 3 (10.0%) | 25 (83.3%) | 43.571a | 0.000 | HS |
| Manual worker | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (10.0%) | ||||
| Technical worker | 22 (73.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||||
| Professional worker | 5 (16.7%) | 2 (6.7%) | ||||
| Monthly income | Adequate | 8 (26.7%) | 2 (6.7%) | 8.819a | 0.012 | S |
| Barely adequate | 12 (40.0%) | 7 (23.3%) | ||||
| Inadequate | 10 (33.3%) | 21 (70.0%) | ||||
| Residence | Urban | 28 (93.3%) | 19 (63.3%) | 7.954a | 0.005 | HS |
| Rural | 2 (6.7%) | 11 (36.7%) | ||||
| General medical history | No | 25 (83.3%) | 22 (73.3%) | 4.525a | 0.807 | NS |
| HTN | 1 (3.3%) | 2 (6.7%) | ||||
| DM | 1 (3.3%) | 1 (3.3%) | ||||
| IBS | 1 (3.3%) | 1 (3.3%) | ||||
| Disc prolapse | 1 (3.3%) | 1 (3.3%) | ||||
| BA | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.3%) | ||||
| BMT | 1 (3.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||||
| Epilepsy | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.3%) | ||||
| Thyroidectomy | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.3%) | ||||