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Table 2 Association between demographics and significant depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 ≥ 10)

From: Screening for depressive symptoms in cardiovascular patients at a tertiary centre in Trinidad and Tobago: investigation of correlates in the SAD CAT study

Demographic

PHQ-9 < 10 (n = 899)

Percentage

PHQ-9 ≥ 10 (n = 304)

Percentage

p-value

aAge (years)

mean ± SD

62.57 ± 13.1

–

60.88 ± 13.1

–

0.052

Gender+

 Male

463

51.5

108

35.5

<  0.001

 Female

436

48.5

196

64.5

Education+

 None

46

5.1

33

10.9

0.001

 Primary

432

48.1

163

53.6

0.094

 Secondary

317

35.3

83

27.3

0.011

 Tertiary

104

11.6

25

8.2

0.109

Income+

 None

221

24.6

118

38.8

<  0.001

 Pensioner

490

54.5

141

46.4

0.017

 $5000 – $10,000 TTD

154

17.1

42

13.8

0.208

  > $10,000 TTD

34

3.8

3

1.0

0.012

Ethnicity~

 South Asian

510

56.7

180

59.2

0.426

 Caribbean Black

292

32.5

87

28.6

 Interracial and/or other

97

10.8

37

12.2

  1. aIndependent Sample t-test, +Fisher’s Exact test, ~Chi-Square test
  2. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Standard Deviation (SD), Trinidad and Tobago Dollar (TTD)