Table 2.

Characteristics of the study population according psychiatrist diagnosed major depressive disorder status

Characteristic	Depressed N= 46	Non-depressed N=317	P-value
	%	%
Age (years), Mean± SD	33.7 ± 9.6	35.1 ± 11.9	0.448
Sex
Women	80.4	60.6	0.001
Men	19.6	39.4
Marital status
Married	36.9	53.3	<0.001
Never married	28.3	30.3
Other	34.8	16.4
Education
≤ Primary (1-6)	52.2	45.7	0.425
Secondary (7-12)	30.4	34.7
College graduate	17.4	19.6
Smoking status
Never	78.3	86.4	0.329
Former	17.4	10.4
Current	4.3	3.2
Alcohol consumption past year
Non-drinker	73.9	55.2	0.060
Less than once a month	21.7	34.4
≥ 1 day a week	4.4	10.4
Khat chewing
None	69.6	72.3	0.623
Former	2.2	3.8
Current	28.2	23.9
Self-reported physical health
Excellent/very good/good	36.9	47.9	0.002
Poor/fair	63.1	52.1
Self-reported mental health
Excellent/very good/good	34.8	56.2	0.007
Poor/fair	65.2	43.8