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Table 1 Distribution of anxiety and depressive symptoms by demographic and prior medical history, Neyshabour, Iran, 2016-2018

From: Socioeconomic inequality in depression and anxiety and its determinants in Iranian older adults

Variables

N (%)

Depressive symptoms

Anxiety

N (%)

P Value

N (%)

P Value

Age groups

50 - 59

4010 (53.7)

508 (12.7)

0.287

313 (8.0)

0.003

60 - 69

2338 (31.3)

260 (11.1)

146 (6.4)

70 - 70

877 (11.8)

112 (12.8)

43 (5.0)

≥ 80

237 (3.2)

27 (11.4)

11 (4.7)

Sex

Female

3962 (53.1)

609 (15.4)

<0.001

384 (9.9)

<0.001

Male

3500 (46.9)

298 (8.5)

129 (3.8)

Smoking

Yes

760 (10.9)

99 (13.0)

0.170

45 (6.0)

0.237

No

6189 (89.1)

702 (11.3)

436 (7.1)

No

3825 (56.9)

408 (10.7)

227 (6.0)

Chronic disease

Yes

5451 (73.1)

704 (12.9)

0.001

417 (7.8)

<0.001

No

2011 (26.9)

203 (10.1)

96 (4.9)

Socioeconomic quintiles

1 (Lowest)

1169 (20.1)

189 (16.2)

<0.001

112 (9.7)

<0.001

2

1167 (20.0)

163 (14.0)

88 (7.7)

3

1169 (20.0)

128 (11.0)

87 (7.6)

4

1167 (20.0)

110 (9.4)

68 (5.9)

5 (Highest)

1168 (20.0)

76 (6.5)

39 (3.4)

Body Mass Index

Underweight

130 (1.8)

19 (14.6)

0.002

11 (8.6)

0.305

Normal

1822 (25.2)

224 (12.3)

122 (6.8)

Overweight

3105 (43.0)

312 (10.1)

201 (6.5)

Obese

2160 (29.9)

287 (13.3)

166 (7.8)

Occupation status

employed

6808 (92.4)

777 (11.4)

<0.001

463 (6.9)

0.130

unemployed

563 (7.6)

80 (14.2)

48 (8.6)

Education

illiterate

1934 (26.3)

326 (16.9)

<0.001

189 (9.9)

<0.001

Primary

2514 (34.1)

299 (11.9)

 

176 (7.1)

 

Secondary

666 (9.0)

74 (11.1)

 

46 (7.0)

 

Diploma

1527 (20.7)

139 (9.1)

 

81 (5.4)

 

University

723 (9.8)

22 (3.0)

 

18 (2.5)