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Table 2 Psychosocial and behavioral characteristics of participants

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

Variables

Sample

p-value

X2 (chi-square)

Community

Health center

n (%)

n (%)

Regular exercises

Yes

746 (74.2)

260 (25.8)

<.001

30.288

No

1879 (63.0)

1103 (37.0)

Fruits & vegetables in regular meal

Yes

1920 (64.4)

1060 (35.6)

.001

10.169

No

705 (69.9)

303 (30.1)

Social support

Low

395 (69.8)

171 (30.2)

.001

13.063

Average

1809 (64.1)

1014 (35.9)

Good

421 (70.3)

178 (29.7)

Depression

Yes

132 (49.1)

137 (50.9)

<.0001

35.982

No

2493 (67.0)

1226 (33.0)

Use of public health insurance

Yes

1308 (60.5)

854 (39.5)

<.0001

59.470

No

1317 (72.1)

509 (27.9)

Feeling stigmatized

Yes

283 (72.6)

107 (27.4)

.003

8.733

No

2342 (65.1)

1256 (34.9)

Physical/verbal abuse

Yes

1323 (67.5)

637 (32.5)

.028

4.821

No

1302 (64.2)

726 (35.8)

Alcohol use

Yes

739 (69.1)

330 (30.9)

.008

7.102

No

1886 (64.6)

1033 (35.4)

Smoking

Yes

131 (72.4)

50 (27.6)

.057

3.619

No

2494 (65.5)

1313 (34.5)

Khat chewing

Yes

133 (83.6)

26 (16.4)

< .0001

23.372

No

2491 (65.1)

1336 (34.9)

Cannabis use

Yes

13 (72.2)

5 (27.8)

  

No

1611 (65.8)

1357 (34.2)