Table 2: Depression in association to various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.
Characteristics | Depression according to GDS-15 (in %) | |||
None | Moderate | Severe | Total n (%) | |
Total participants | 65.0 | 27.5 | 7.5 | 241 (100) |
Gender* | ||||
Male | 68.6 | 27.3 | 4.1 | 121 (50.2) |
Female | 60.5 | 28.6 | 10.9 | 119 (49.8) |
Marital Status* | ||||
Married | 74.5 | 21.2 | 4.4 | 137 (56.8) |
Other | 51.9 | 36.5 | 11.5 | 104 (43.2) |
Educational Level* | ||||
< 6 years | 60.5 | 30.5 | 8.9 | 190 (78.8) |
Over 6 years | 80.0 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 51 (21.2) |
Family Income (€) | ||||
< 500 | 60.8 | 30.9 | 8.2 | 97 (40.2) |
500 ≤ 1000 | 67.5 | 24.8 | 7.7 | 117 (48.6) |
> 1000 | 66.7 | 29.6 | 3.7 | 27 (11.2) |
Co-morbidity | ||||
Myocardial infarction** | ||||
Yes | 27.3 | 72.7 | 0.0 | 11 (4.6) |
No | 66.5 | 25.7 | 7.8 | 230 (95.4) |
Hypertension** | ||||
Yes | 53.8 | 35.0 | 11.3 | 80 (33.2) |
No | 70.2 | 24.2 | 5.6 | 161 (66.8) |
Diabetes* | ||||
Yes | 45.9 | 37.8 | 16.2 | 37 (15.4) |
No | 68.1 | 26.0 | 5.9 | 204 (84.6) |
Living Conditions | ||||
Alone | 66.7 | 26.9 | 6.4 | 171 (71.0) |
Not alone | 60.0 | 30.0 | 10.0 | 70 (29.0) |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.