Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics
Variables | Cases | Total, N = 150 (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
With Depression N = 50(%) | Without Depression N = 100 (%) | |||
Age (mean ± SD) | 47.16 ± 14.4 | 29.09 ± 10.53 | 35.11 ± 14.68 | <.01 |
Gender | <.05 | |||
Male | 25 (50.0) | 28 (28.0) | 53 (35.3) | |
Female | 25 (50.0) | 72 (72.0) | 97 (64.7) | |
Marital Status | <.01 | |||
Single | 13 (26.0) | 64 (64.0) | 77 (51.3) | |
Married | 32 (64.0) | 35 (35.0) | 67 (44.7) | |
Divorced | 1 (2.0) | 1 (0.7) | ||
Widowed | 4 (8.0) | 1 (1.0) | 5 (3.3) | |
Ethnicity | <.01 | |||
Malay | 15 (30.0) | 70 (70.0) | 85 (56.7) | |
Chinese | 20 (40.0) | 23 (23.0) | 43 (28.7) | |
Indian | 12 (24.0) | 7 (7.0) | 19 (12.7) | |
Others | 3 (6.0) | 3 (2.0) | ||
Religion | <.01 | |||
Islam | 16 (32.0) | 71 (71.0) | 87 (58.0) | |
Christianity | 9 (18.0) | 5 (5.0) | 14 (9.3) | |
Buddhism | 15 (30.0) | 15 (15.0) | 30 (20.0) | |
Hinduism | 7 (14.0) | 7 (7.0) | 14 (9.3) | |
Others | 3 (6.0) | 2 (2.0) | 5 (3.3) | |
Educational Level | <.05 | |||
Primary | 2 (4.0) | 2 (1.3) | ||
Secondary | 19 (38.0) | 21 (21.0) | 40 (26.7) | |
Tertiary | 29 (58.0) | 79 (79.0) | 108 (72) | |
Employment Status | 0.941a | |||
Employed | 24 (48.0) | 54 (54.0) | 78 (52.0) | |
Unemployed | 26 (52.0) | 46 (46.0) | 72 (48.0) | |