Table 5 Association between sociodemographic variables and stress

Age category (years)

18–64

25

59

148

9.34

2

< 0.01*

65 and more

5

12

74

Gender

Male

20

37

132

2.1

2

0.35

Female

10

34

90

Primary caretakers

Spouse

20

61

160

33.3

6

< 0.001*

Children

3

8

55

Parents

5

2

3

Others

2

0

4

Educational status

Illiterate

3

15

81

14.24

6

< 0.05*

Primary

13

29

78

Secondary

10

19

39

University

4

8

24

Marital status

Single

2

1

2

13.39

4

< 0.01*

Married

24

63

166

Widowed

4

7

54

Employment

Employed

20

31

101

5.18

2

0.075

Unemployed

10

40

121

Monthly income (rupees)

< 5000/-

13

45

149

6.52

2

< 0.05*

> 5000/-

17

26

73

Lifestyle

Sedentary

1

4

25

19.59

6

< 0.01*

< 1 h of moderate activity of work

4

12

65

1 h of moderate activity of work

4

20

55

> 1 h of moderate activity of work

21

35

77

Behavior towards others

Good

25

51

89

36.32

4

< 0.001*

Fair

4

13

74

Poor

1

7

59

Social habits

Nil

15

44

129

8.42

12

0.75

Smoking

14

21

64

Alcoholic

1

1

12

Chewing tobacco

0

1

2

Smoking, alcoholic

0

3

12

Smoking, tobacco

0

1

2

Tobacco, alcoholic

0

0

1

Other life stressors

Nil

29

66

202

2.77

6

0.84

Family problems

0

2

9

Job stress

1

2

5

Financial

0

1

6

Avoiding problems

No

26

56

114

26.94

6

< 0.001*

Somewhat

0

3

21

Not often

1

3

17

Often

3

9

70

Length of hospital stay (days)

Less than 15 days

30

66

171

16.46

2

< 0.001*

15 or more days

0

5

51

ICU stay (days)

< 5 days

30

69

203

5.22

2

0.074

5 or more days

0

2

19

Permanent disabilities

No

30

70

214

1.91

2

0.386

Yes

0

1

8

Number of frequent visits to hospital/month

< 5 days

30

68

193

8.34

2

< 0.05*

5 or more days

0

3

29