Table 1.
Presence or absence of depression by demographic and medical variables among adult family practice patients in Trinidad.
| Demographic and Medical variables | Not Depressed n (%) | Depressed n (%) | χ2 (p value) |
| N 508 | 443 (87.2) | 65 (12.8) | |
| Age group (years) | |||
| 18–19 | 14 (3.1) | 4 (6.1) | |
| 20–29 | 111 (25.1) | 20 (30.8) | |
| 30–39 | 73 (16.5) | 14 (21.5) | |
| 40–49 | 93 (20.9) | 10 (15.4) | |
| 50–59 | 60 (13.5) | 8 (12.2) | |
| 60–69 | 56 (12.6) | 5 (7.7) | |
| 70–79 | 27 (6.1) | 4 (6.1) | |
| 80+ | 9 (2.0) | 0 (0) | |
| Sex | 1.94 (0.104) | ||
| Male | 140 (31.6) | 15 (23.1) | |
| Female | 303 (68.4) | 50 (76.2) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 191 (43.1) | 20 (30.8) | |
| Single | 151 (34.1) | 21 (32.3) | |
| Separated | 9 (2.0) | 5 (7.7) | |
| Divorced | 17 (3.8) | 2 (3.1) | |
| Common Law | 37 (8.4) | 11 (16.9) | |
| Visiting | 2 (0.5) | 1 (1.5) | |
| Widowed | 36 (8.1) | 5 (7.7) | |
| Status of relationship | 0.16 (0.393) | ||
| Presently in a relationship | 230 (51.9) | 32 (49.2) | |
| Not presently in a relationship | 213 (48.1) | 33 (50.8) | |
| Ethnicity | 3.19 (0.202) | ||
| Afro-Trinidadian | 136 (30.7) | 13 (20.0) | |
| Indo-Trinidadian | 148 (33.4) | 26 (40.0) | |
| All Others | 159 (35.9) | 26 (40.0) | |
| Level of Occupation | 4.76 (0.191) | ||
| Professional or highly skilled | 160 (36.1) | 17 (26.1) | |
| Skilled or semi-skilled | 86 (19.4) | 12 (18.5) | |
| Housewife | 83 (18.7) | 19 (29.2) | |
| Unskilled, unemployed or retired | 114 (25.7) | 17 (26.2) | |
| Level of education achieved | 1.15 (0.562) | ||
| Less than secondary level | 117 (26.4) | 21 (32.3) | |
| Secondary | 197 (44.5) | 28 (43.1) | |
| Technical or University level | 129 (29.1) | 16 (24.6) | |
| Number of reasons for the encounter (RFE) | 0.66 (0.260) | ||
| One RFE | 334 (75.4) | 52 (80.0) | |
| Two or more RFE | 109 (24.6) | 13 (20.0) |