Table 1. Prevalence of psychological distress according to sociodemographic variables.
| Groups | n(%) | Psychological distress(≥16)(n,%) | p |
| Age group | |||
| Younger elderly (<75) | 609(82.2) | 176(28.9) | |
| Older elderly (≥75) | 132(17.8) | 41(31.1) | >0.05 |
| Gender | |||
| Men | 396(53.4) | 91(23.0) | |
| Women | 345(46.6) | 126(36.5) | <0.001 |
| Education level | |||
| No school education | 393(53.0) | 140(35.6) | |
| Primary school | 221(29.8) | 50(22.6) | |
| High school and college | 127(17.1) | 27(21.3) | <0.001 |
| Marital status | |||
| Widowed/single | 145(19.6) | 54(37.2) | |
| Married | 596(80.4) | 163(27.3) | <0.05 |
| Total | 741(100.0) | 217(29.3) |