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Table 2 Comparisons of socio-demographic variables

From: Prevalence and pattern of psychiatric morbidity in patients with first-episode acute coronary syndrome

Variable

Frequency (%)

Chi-square (p value)

Cases

Controls

Gender

 Male

112 (74.6)

112 (74.6)

0.00 (1.00)

 Female

38 (25.3)

38 (25.3)

Marital status

 Unmarried

07 (4.6)

07 (4.67)

0.72 (0.70)

 Married

120 (80.0)

125 (83.3)

 Widowed/separated

23 (15.3)

18 (12.0)

Residence

 Rural

96 (64.0)

108 (72.0)

2.21 (0.14)

 Urban

54 (36.0)

42 (28.0)

Educational background

 Illiterate

51 (34.0)

42 (28.0)

10.39 (0.94)

 Literate

99 (66.0)

108 (72.0)

Socio-economic status

 Upper

19 (12.7)

17 (11.3)

0.79 (0.9)

 Upper middle

20 (13.3)

24 (16.0)

 Lower middle

54 (36.0)

57 (38.0)

 Upper lower

49 (32.7)

45 (30.0)

 Lower

08 (5.3)

07 (4.7)

Family structure

 Nuclear

70 (46.7)

66 (44.0)

0.53 (0.8)

 Joint

30 (20.0)

28 (28.7)

 Extended

50 (33.3)

56 (37.3)

Smoking status

 Smokers

42 (28.0)

57 (38.0)

5.7 (0.06)

 Non-smokers

99 (66.0)

90 (60.0)

 Ex-smokers

09 (6.0)

03 (2.0)

Co-morbid medical illnesses

 Present

134 (89.0)

103 (68.7)

18.1 (0.01)

 Absent

16 (11.0)

47 (31.3)

Occupation

 Student

01 (0.7)

01 (0.7)

0.96 ( 0.66)

 Unemployed

26 (17.3)

21 (14.0)

 Unskilled work

26 (17.3)

28 (18.7)

 Skilled

79 (52.6)

82 (54.6)

 Professional

18 (12.0)

18 (12.0)

Family history of psychiatric illness

 Present

86 (57.4)

77 (51.3)

0.85 (0.35)

 Absent

64 (42.6)

73 (48.7)

Religion

 Muslim

141 (94.0)

146 (97.3)

2.0 (0.15)

 Others

09 (6.0)

04 (2.7)