Table 2 Comparison of qualitative variables between non-depressed and depressed groups
Qualitative variables | Categories | Control No. (%) | Cases No. (%) | Pavalue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marital status | Single | 67 (67.7) | 32 (32.3) | 0.2 |
Married and living with spouse | 143 (68.1) | 67(31.9) | ||
Married and living apart from spouse, divorced or Widow | 11 (50.0) | 11 (50.0) | ||
Depression history | No | 77 (27.9) | 199 (72.1) | <0.001 |
Yes | 22 (40) | 33 (60) | ||
Yes | 47 (21) | 68 (63) | ||
Job | employees | 42 (77.8) | 12 (22.2) | 0.01 |
Housekeeper &retired | 104 (60.1) | 69 (39.9) | ||
free job | 32 (66.7) | 16 (33.3) | ||
students | 38 (80.9) | 9 (19.1) | ||
Periods of unemployment in the past 5 years | 0 | 99 (75.6) | 32 (24.4) | 0.01 |
< 6 months | 5 (100) | 0 (0) | ||
≥6 months | 19 (54.9) | 13 (40.6) | ||
house worker | 98 (60.1) | 65 (39.9) | ||
Distressing life events in the last 6 months | no | 174 (74.4) | 60 (25.6) | 0.001 |
yes | 47 (49.5) | 48 (50.5) | ||
Distressing childhood events | no | 171 (71.0) | 70 (29.0) | 0.01 |
yes | 50 (56.2) | 39 (43.8) | ||
Physical activity (MET-h/day) | Very light | 41 (50) | 41 (50) | 0.004 |
Light | 56 (68.3) | 26 (31.7) | ||
medium | 59 (73.8) | 31 (26.2) | ||
Intense | 59 (72.8) | 22 (27.2) |