Table 4 Relation between depression subscale of HADS and socio-demographic factors
Characteristic | Depression subscale | p value |
|---|---|---|
Total score | 7 (3–15) | |
Age groups | ||
60–64 | 6 (3–15) | |
65–69 | 8 (4–13) | |
70–74 | 8 (3–13) | |
≥ 75 | 9 (4–15) | 0.026 |
Sex | ||
Male | 6 (3–15) | |
Female | 8 (3–15) | 0.016 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 7 (3–10) | |
Married | 7 (3–15) | |
Widow | 8 (4–15) | |
Divorced | 7 (4–10) | 0.361 |
Education | ||
Not educated | 9 (6–15) | |
Primary/tertiary | 9 (3–15) | |
University | 7 (3–13) | |
Post-graduate | 8 (3–13) | 0.013 |
Residence | ||
Country side | 5 (3–13) | |
Urban | 7 (3–15) | 0.659 |
Living | ||
Alone | 8 (3–15) | |
With wife | 8 (3–15) | |
With wife and children | 6 (3–13) | 0.361 |
With children | 7 (4–13) | |
Work | ||
No | 7 (3–15) | |
Yes | 6 (3–13) | 0.466 |
Chronic disease | ||
No | 7 (3–13) | |
Yes | 8 (3–15) | 0.187 |
Infected with corona | ||
No | 7 (3–13) | |
Yes | 7 (3–15) | |
Do not know | 8 (4–15) | 0.767 |