Table 4.
Prevalence of depression treatment in subjects with psychological distress
| Variable | K6 5+ | K6 13+ | Psychological complaint | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Treatment (%) | Total | Treatment (%) | Total | Treatment (%) | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 3,247 | 132 (4.1) | 416 | 61 (14.7) | 913 | 81 (8.9) |
| Female | 3,682 | 169 (4.6) | 526 | 78 (14.8) | 1,241 | 112 (9.0) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 4,773 | 157 (3.3)*** | 590 | 66 (11.2)*** | 1,478 | 102 (6.9)*** |
| Never married | 1,593 | 104 (6.5) | 254 | 49 (19.3) | 485 | 59 (12.2) |
| Separated/divorced | 563 | 40 (7.1) | 98 | 24 (24.5) | 191 | 32 (16.8) |
| Employment arrangement | ||||||
| Employed (mainly working) | 4,745 | 146 (3.1)*** | 604 | 66 (10.9)*** | 1,402 | 92 (6.6)*** |
| Housework with employment | 692 | 15 (2.2) | 83 | 7 (8.4) | 211 | 10 (4.7) |
| Housework without employment | 964 | 60 (6.2) | 141 | 27 (19.1) | 360 | 39 (10.8) |
| Unemployed | 404 | 68 (16.8) | 93 | 36 (38.7) | 138 | 42 (30.4) |
| Others | 124 | 12 (9.7) | 21 | 3 (14.3) | 43 | 10 (23.3) |
| Household income | ||||||
| 5th quintile (highest) | 1,257 | 26 (2.1)*** | 141 | 8 (5.7)** | 356 | 17 (4.8)*** |
| 4th quintile | 1,308 | 47 (3.6) | 163 | 23 (14.1) | 416 | 35 (8.4) |
| 3rd quintile | 1,339 | 59 (4.4) | 178 | 27 (15.2) | 407 | 30 (7.4) |
| 2nd quintile | 1,372 | 51 (3.7) | 160 | 22 (13.8) | 436 | 35 (8.0) |
| 1st quintile (lowest) | 1,653 | 118 (7.1) | 300 | 59 (19.7) | 539 | 76 (14.1) |
Treatment (%) is the percentage of the subjects with psychological distress among those who received depression treatment. Psychological distress was measured by K6 (cut-off = 5 or 13) and psychological complaints (general fatigue, sleeplessness, and/or irritation)
** p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 (χ2 test)