Table 3 Mean score of depression literacy by sociodemographic characteristics of the participants
From: Prevalence of depressive symptoms and depression literacy (D-Lit) among Saudi postgraduate students
| Â | Â | Mean | SD | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall score (out of 22) | Â | 10.65 | 4.18 | Â |
Gender | Male | 9.46 | 4.13 | 0.002* |
Female | 10.97 | 4.14 | ||
Age | 20−29 | 10.52 | 4.02 | 0.584 |
30-40 | 10.85 | 4.36 | ||
≥40 | 10.52 | 4.70 | ||
Marital status | Single | 10.67 | 4.28 | 0.660 |
Married | 10.72 | 3.96 | ||
Divorced | 9.47 | 4.98 | ||
Specialty | Basic science | 11.19 | 4.10 | <0.001* |
Health | 11.56 | 4.27 | ||
Engineering & computer | 9.20 | 4.37 | ||
Other | 9.86 | 3.89 | ||
Scholarship | Yes | 10.28 | 4.27 | 0.382 |
No | 10.75 | 4.15 | ||
Education statues | Master | 10.58 | 4.20 | 0.510 |
PHD | 10.93 | 4.08 |