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. 2008 Jul 4;4:20. doi: 10.1186/1745-0179-4-20

Table 2.

The prevalence of depressive disorders according to studied variables

Agreement coefficient 0.404 0.609 0.556 0.876
Variables/depressive disorders Minor no(%) 96(5%) Dysthymia no(%) 155(2.5%) Major no(%) 49(1%) Total no(%) 700(9.7%)

Gender
female 329(3.30) 96(1.45) 36(0.78) 461(6.37)
male 167(1.67) 59(0.89) 13(0.28) 239(3.30)

Socio-economic class (score)
high-class (19–25) 1(0.01) 1(0.01) 0 (0) 2(0.02)
middle-class (12–18) 68(0.68) 15(0.22) 4(0.87) 87(1.20)
low-class (5–11) 427(4.29) 139(2.10) 45(0.98) 611(8.45)

Marital status
single 197(1.97) 65(0.98) 12(0.26) 274(3.78)
married 164(1.64) 43(0.65) 26(0.56) 233(3.22)
others 135(1.35) 47(0.71) 11(0.23) 193(2.66)

Educational level
illiterate/elementary school 76(0.76) 40(0.60) 20(0.43) 136(1.88)
guidance/high-school 188(1.88) 62(0.93) 16(0.34) 266(3.67)
diploma/associate degrees 198(1.98) 47(0.71) 13(0.28) 258(3.56)
bachelor/higher 34(0.34) 6(0.09) 0(0) 40(0.55)

Age (yrs)
15–30 288(2.89) 83(1.25) 17(0.37) 388(5.36)
31–39 73(0.73) 25(.037) 21(0.45) 119(1.64)
over 40 135(1.35) 47(0.71) 11(0.23) 193(2.66)