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Table 1 Frequency distribution of socio-demographic variables

From: Prevalence and associations of depression among patients with cardiac diseases in a public health institute in Trinidad and Tobago

Variable

n

%

Sex

 Male

181

46.6

 Female

207

53.4

Age group

  < 35

11

2.8

 35–44

24

6.2

 45–54

50

12.9

 55–64

97

25.0

 65–74

121

31.2

 75–84

66

17.0

 85 & over

19

4.9

Ethnicity

 Indo-Trinidadian

280

72.2

 Afro-Trinidadian

83

21.4

 Mixed

25

6.4

Education

 Less than primary

34

8.8

 Up to Primary

232

59.8

 Secondary

99

25.5

 Tertiary

23

5.9

Monthly income $TT)

  < 25,000

70

18

 2501–5000

232

59.8

 5001–10,000

26

6.7

 Over 10,000

11

2.8

Religion

 Islam

25

6.4

 Hindu

157

40.5

 Christian

201

51.8

 Other

5

1.3

Religiosity

 Extremely religious

42

10.8

 Very religious

217

55.9

 Somewhat religious

112

28.9

 Not religious

17

4.4