Table 1 Distribution of demographic variables among cases and controls
|  |  | Non-depressed | Depressed | χ2 p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |||
Age cohort | 30–40 | 30 | 12.0% | 33 | 13.1% | 0.85 |
41–50 | 65 | 25.9% | 70 | 27.9% | ||
51–60 | 83 | 33.1% | 83 | 33.1% | ||
61 and above | 73 | 29.1% | 65 | 25.9% | ||
Sex | Male | 82 | 32.7% | 82 | 32.7% | 1.00 |
Female | 169 | 67.3% | 169 | 67.3% | ||
Educational status | Literate | 104 | 41.4% | 101 | 40.2% | 0.78 |
Illiterate | 147 | 58.6% | 150 | 59.8% | ||
Employment status | Employed | 22 | 8.8% | 20 | 8.0% | 0.74 |
Agriculturist | 229 | 91.2% | 231 | 92.0% | ||
Family structure | Joint | 172 | 68.5% | 177 | 70.5% | 0.62 |
Nuclear | 79 | 31.5% | 74 | 29.5% | ||
Marital status | Married | 238 | 94.8% | 227 | 90.4% | 0.0059* |
Unmarried | 5 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
Widow | 8 | 3.2% | 24 | 9.6% | ||
Socioeconomic status (based on per capita annual income) | > 50,000 | 26 | 10.4% | 19 | 7.6% | 0.27 |
< 50,000 | 225 | 89.6% | 232 | 92.4% | ||