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Table 1 Association between major depressive disorder and socio-demographic characteristics

From: Major depressive disorder in Parkinson’s disease: a cross-sectional study from Sri Lanka

Variables

Total no (%)

Depression

OR (95% CI)

pvalue

  

Yes (n,%)

No (n,%)

  

Age category (years)

     

–50

14(13.5%)

4(28.6%)

10(71.4%)

1

0.136

51-60

20(19.2%)

12(60.0%)

8(40.0%)

3.75(0.86-16.22)

 

61-70

45(43.3%)

13(28.9%)

32(71.1%)

1.02(0.27-3.82)

 

71-80

24(23.1%)

10(41.7%)

14(58.3%)

1.79(0.43-7.35)

 

> 80

1(0.96%)

0(0.0%)

1(100.0%)

0

 

Gender

     

Male

64(61.5%)

23(35.9%)

41(64.1%)

1

0.677

Female

40(38.5%)

16(40.0%)

24(60.0%)

1.188(0.52-2.67)

 

Civil status

     

Single

10(9.6%)

2(20.0%)

8(80.0%)

1

0.039

Married

74(71.2%)

29(39.2%)

45(60.8%)

2.57(0.51-13.00)

 

Separated/divorced

6(5.7%)

5(83.3%)

1(16.7%)

20.00(1.41-282.4)

 

Widowed

14(13.5%)

3(21.4%)

11(78.6%)

1.09(0.14-8.12)

 

Level of education

     

Up to GCE O/L

81(77.9%)

35(42.7%)

47(57.3%)

3.35(1.04-10.78)

0.035

GCE A/L & higher

22(21.1%)

4(18.2%)

18(81.8%)

1

 

Currently employed

     

Yes

20(19.2%)

6(30.0%)

14(70.0%)

1

0.441

No

84(80.8%)

33(39.3%)

51(60.7%)

1.51(0.52-4.32)

 

Reason for unemployment

     

Never employed

1(1.2%)

0(0.0%)

1(100.0%)

0.00

0.433

Retired with age

25(29.7%)

7(28.0%)

18(72.0%)

0.45(0.11-1.83)

 

Quit due to PD

45(53.6%)

20(44.4%)

25(55.6%)

0.93(0.27-3.22)

 

Other reasons

13(15.5%)

6(46.2%)

7(53.8%)

1

 

Monthly income in LKR

     

–10,000

33(31.7%)

16(48.5%)

17(51.5%)

2.04(0.78-5.36)

0.285

10,001-20,000

33(31.7%)

11(33.3%)

22(66.7%)

1.08(0.4-2.93)

 

>20,000

38(36.5%)

12(31.6%)

26(68.4%)

1

 
  1. OR – Odds ratio; GCE O/L- General Certificate in Education Ordinary Level,
  2. GCE A/L - General Certificate in Education Advanced Level; LKR -Sri Lankan Rupee,