Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of the study population
Characteristics | MDD patients (n = 129) Mean ± SEM | Healthy controls (n = 125) Mean ± SEM | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 30.67 ± 0.86 | 30.18 ± 0.82 | 0.675 |
 18–25 | 50 (38.76%) | 47 (37.60%) |  |
 26–35 | 42 (32.56%) | 42 (33.60%) |  |
 36–45 | 28 (21.71%) | 28 (22.40%) |  |
 46–60 | 9 (6.97%) | 8 (6.40%) |  |
Sex | Â | Â | 0.105 |
 Male | 34 (26.35%) | 33 (26.40%) |  |
 Female | 95 (73.65%) | 92 (73.60%) |  |
Marital Status | Â | Â | 0.873 |
 Married | 88 (68.22%) | 81 (64.80%) |  |
 Unmarried | 41 (31.78) | 44 (35.20%) |  |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.44 ± 0.44 | 24.38 ± 0.37 | 0.091 |
 Below 18.5 (CED) | 18 (13.96%) | 5 (4.00%) |  |
 18.5–25 (normal) | 68 (52.71%) | 63 (50.40%) |  |
 Above 25 (obese) | 43 (33.33%) | 57 (45.60%) |  |
Education level | Â | Â | 0.164 |
 No formal education | 6 (4.65%) | 7 (5.60%) |  |
 Primary level | 24 (18.60%) | 12 (9.60%) |  |
 Secondary level | 54 (41.87%) | 58 (46.40%) |  |
 Graduate and above | 45 (34.88%) | 48 (38.40%) |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | 0.307 |
 Business | 7 (5.43%) | 4 (3.20%) |  |
 Service | 17 (13.18%) | 25 (20.00%) |  |
 Housewife | 51 (39.53%) | 39 (31.20%) |  |
 Unemployed | 33 (25.58%) | 35 (28.00%) |  |
 Student | 9 (6.98%) | 6 (4.80%) |  |
 Others | 12 (9.30%) | 16 (12.80%) |  |
Economic impression | Â | Â | 0.572 |
 High | 20 (15.50%) | 6 (4.80%) |  |
 Medium | 80 (62.02%) | 72 (57.60%) |  |
 Low | 29 (22.48%) | 47 (37.60%) |  |
Smoking habit | Â | Â | 0.299 |
 Non-smoker | 120 (93.02%) | 120 (96.00%) |  |
 Smoker | 9 (6.98%) | 5 (4.00%) |  |
Residence area | Â | Â | 0.847 |
 Rural | 83 (64.34%) | 82 (65.60%) |  |
 Urban | 46 (35.66%) | 43 (34.40%) |  |
Previous history of MDD |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 67 (51.94%) | 0 (0.00%) |  |
 No | 62 (48.06%) | 125 (100.00%) |  |
Family history of MDD |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 32 (24.81%) | 0 (0.00%) |  |
 No | 97 (75.19%) | 125 (100.00%) |  |