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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants

From: High-level of anxiety and depressive symptoms among patients with general medical conditions and community residents: a comparative study

Characteristics

Overall n (%)

Sample

P value

X2

Community

Health center

n(%)

n(%)

Sex

   

.02

5.4

 Male

1984 (49.7)

1271 (64.1)

713 (35.9)

  

 Female

2004 (50.3)

1354 (67.6)

650 (32.4)

  

Living area

   

<.001

367

 Urban

2916 (73.1)

2174 (74.6)

742 (25.4)

  

 Rural

1072 (26.9)

451 (42.1)

621 (57.9)

  

Living circumstance

   

=.001

10.3

 Alone

243 (6.1)

183 (75.3)

60 (24.7)

  

 With family

3745 (93.9)

2442 (65.2)

1303 (34.8)

  

Age

   

.007

12

 18–24

972 (24.4)

617 (63.5)

355 (36.5)

  

 25–34

1170 (29.3)

795 (67.9)

375 (32.1)

  

 35–44

888 (22.3)

611 (68.8)

277 (31.2)

  

  ≥ 45 years

958 (24.0)

602 (62.8)

356 (37.2)

  

Current marital status

   

.04

10.1

 Single

1295 (32.5)

841 (64.9)

454 (35.1)

  

 Married

2388 (59.9)

1599 (67.0)

789 (33.0)

  

 Othersa

305 (7.6)

185 (60.7)

120 (39.3)

  

Relative wealth

   

.32

2.3

 Lower

1021 (25.6)

673 (65.9)

348 (34.1)

  

 Same

2861 (71.7)

1875 (65.9)

986 (34.5)

  

 Better

106 (2.7)

77 (72.6)

29 (27.4)

  

Family size

   

.001

13.2

 1 to 2

672 (16.9)

483 (71.9)

189 (28.1)

  

 3 to 4

1552 (38.9)

1006 (64.8)

546 (35.2)

  

 5 and more

1764 (44.2)

1136 (64.4)

628 (35.6)

  
  1. a(Divorced, widowed, separated)