Table 1.

Effect of demographic characteristics on the depression symptoms associated with hypertension

		Total	Depression symptoms (%)	χ2	P
Gender	Male	502	67 (13.3)	1.907	0.167
	Female	562	92 (16.4)
Age (y)	< 75	570	78 (13.7)	2.192	0.139
	≥ 75	477	81 (17.0)
Area	Rural	569	123 (21.6)	42.850	0.000
	Urban	495	36 (7.3)
Literacy	Illiterate	457	91 (19.9)	34.629	0.000
	Literate	607	68 (11.2)