Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics, depression severity, and sleep quality parameters among the general population of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu (n=650).
*Mean ± SD.
PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Age in years (mean ± SD) | 35.71±14.70* | ||
| Gender | Male | 269 | 41.4 |
| Female | 381 | 58.6 | |
| Education | Higher education | 480 | 73.8 |
| School education | 111 | 17.1 | |
| No formal education | 59 | 9.1 | |
| Occupation | Organized work | 222 | 34.2 |
| Unorganized work | 181 | 27.8 | |
| Unemployed | 247 | 38.0 | |
| Region | Rural | 269 | 41.4 |
| Urban | 381 | 58.6 | |
| Number of family members | ≤3 | 181 | 27.8 |
| 4-5 | 429 | 66.0 | |
| >5 | 40 | 6.2 | |
| PHQ-9 | Minimal depression | 385 | 59.2 |
| Mild depression | 171 | 26.3 | |
| Moderate depression | 62 | 9.5 | |
| Moderately severe depression | 27 | 4.2 | |
| Severe depression | 5 | 0.8 | |
| PSQI | Good sleep | 508 | 78.2 |
| Poor sleep | 142 | 21.8 | |
| Not able to sleep within 30 minutes | Yes | 100 | 15.4 |
| No | 550 | 84.6 | |
| Wake in the middle of the night | Yes | 102 | 15.7 |
| No | 548 | 84.3 | |
| Wake up due to bad dreams | Yes | 68 | 10.5 |
| No | 582 | 89.5 | |
| Using self-medication for sleep | Yes | 34 | 5.2 |
| No | 616 | 94.8 | |
| Enthusiasm | Yes | 583 | 89.7 |
| No | 67 | 10.3 | |