Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics and depression among study population
| Characteristics | Whole Population | Subjects without GDM n. (%) | Subjects with GDM n. (%) | Subjects without Depression n. (%) | Subjects with Depression n. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 748 (%) | 366 (48.93) | 382 (51.07) | 611 (81.68) | 137 (18.32) | |
| Age in years | 27.77 ± 4.93 | 27.17 ± 4.39 | 28.35 ± 5.34 | 28.07 ± 6.48 | 27.71 ± 4.51 |
| ≤ 17 | 5 (0.66) | 5 (1.31) | 2 (0.33) | 3 (2.2) | |
| 18–25 | 243 (32.48) | 141 (38.5) | 102 (26.70) | 202(33.06) | 41 (29.9) |
| 26–35 | 469 (62.701) | *216 (59.0) | *253 (66.23) | 384 (62.85) | 85 (62.0) |
| 36–45 | 31 (4.14) | 9 (2.5) | 22 (5.76) | 23.00 (3.76) | 8.0 (5.8) |
| Education years | 12.73 ± 3.81 | 13.90 ± 3.03 | 11.62 ± 4.14 | 12.67 ± 3.8 | 13.67 ± 3.9 |
| 0 | 6 (0.8021) | 1 (.3) | 5 (1.31) | 5 (.8) | 1 (.7) |
| 1–5 years | 46 (6.1497) | 12 (3.3) | 34 (8.90) | 38 (6.2) | 8 (5.8) |
| 6–12 years | 266 (35.561) | 97 (26.5) | 169 (44.24) | 220 (36.0) | 46 (33.6) |
| >13 years | 430 (57.487) | 256 (69.9) | 174 (45.68) | 348 (57.0) | *82 (59.9) |
| Occupation | |||||
| Housewives | 501 (66.979) | 226 (61.7) | 275 (72.0) | 416 (68.1) | 85 (62.0) |
| Students | 82 (10.963) | 52 (14.2) | 30 (7.9) | 66 (10.8) | *16 (11.7) |
| Labours and Farmers | 8 (1.0695) | 2 (0.55) | 6 (1.57) | 7 ()1.15 | 1 (0.73) |
| Business and Others | 10 (1.34) | 5 (1.37) | 5 (1.31) | 9 (1.47) | 1 (0.73) |
| Service holders | 147 (19.652) | 81 (22.1) | 66 (17.3) | 113 (18.5) | *34 (24.8) |
| Self income in BDT | |||||
| <5000 | 12 (1.60428) | 3 (.8) | 9 (2.4) | 9 (1.5) | 3 (2.2) |
| 5001–10,000 | 21 (2.80749) | 7 (1.9) | 14 (3.7) | 19 (3.1) | 2 (1.5) |
| 10,001–15,000 | 36 (4.81283) | 17 (4.6) | 19 (5.0) | 27 ()4.4 | 9 (6.6) |
| 15,001–20,000 | 55 (7.35294) | 37 (10.1) | 18 (4.7) | 45 (7.4) | 10 (7.3) |
| >20,001 | 43 (5.74866) | 24 (6.6) | 19 (5.0) | 29 (4.7) | 14 (10.2) |
| Dependant | 581 (77.6738) | 278 (76.0) | 303 (79) | 482 (78.9) | 99 (72.3) |
| Family income in BDT | |||||
| <5000 | 8 (1.06952) | 1 (.3) | 7 (1.8) | 8 (1.3) | |
| 5001–10,000 | 45 (6.01604) | 4 (1.1) | 41 (10.7) | 36 (5.9) | 9 (6.6) |
| 10,001–15,000 | 99 (13.2353) | 37 (10.1) | 62 (16.2) | 73 (11.9) | 26 (19.0) |
| 15,001–20,000 | 240 (32.0856) | 123 (33.6) | 117 (30.6) | 201 (32.9) | 39 (28.5) |
| >20,001 | 356 (47.5936) | 201 (54.9) | 155 (40.5) | 293 (48.0) | 63 (46.0) |
| Dwelling area | |||||
| Urban | 630 (84.22) | *347 (94.8) | 283 (74.1) | 212 (74.9) | 71 (71.7) |
| Semiurban or Rural | 118 (15.78) | 19 (5.201) | 99 (25.901) | 71 (25.1) | 28 (28.3) |
| Depression | |||||
| Mild | 95 (12,70) | 27(7.401) | *68(17.801) | ||
| Moderate | 41(5,48) | 11(3.001) | *30(7.901) | ||
| Severe | 1(0,13) | 0 | 1(0.301) | ||
| Total | 137(18,32) | 38(10,38) | *99(25,92) | ||
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