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. 2015 Jun 1;10(6):e0128800. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128800

Table 2. Bivariate associations between participant characteristics and mental disorders (N = 2,770 for all comparisons).

Any MD Anxiety Mood Alcoholism
Chi 2 / F value Chi 2 / F value Chi 2 / F value Chi 2 / F value
Demographics
Age, years (younger) 0.60 0.29 0.06 4.4*
Education, years (lower) a 13.01 24.43 3.89* 8.9
Gender (female) b 2.93 20.48*** 0.46 38.44
Marriage (unmarried) 0.64 0.01 8.92 0.06
Region (developing) 15.04 13.90 4.95* 0.61
Migrant (yes) 16.22 18.46 8.64 4.03*
Urban/rural (rural) 7.80 10.56 3.69 3.56
Physical health
Overall health (poor) 38.05 45.03 9.66 1.23
Type II diabetes (yes) 2.59 0.40 2.52 0.01
Hypertension (yes) 0.06 0.60 0.57 1.30
Any physical pains (yes) 57.71 66.54 3.04 0.21
Religious involvement
Religious affiliation (yes) 31.89 38.52 0.02 1.00
Religion participation (frequent) 21.09 20.89 1.61 1.01
Importance of religion (very) c 26.74 31.16 0.97 3.84*
High religiosity (yes) 16.78 12.19 2.82 0.14

() characteristic associated with higher risk of mental disorder.

a alcohol use disorder is more common in those with higher education.

b alcohol use disorder is more common in male.

c alcohol use disorder is more frequent among those with less importance.

Any MD: any mental disorder.

*: P<0.05

: P<0.01

: P<0.001.