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. 2018 Jan-Mar;64(1):16–22. doi: 10.4103/0022-3859.201418

Table 4.

Prevalence of mental disability according to associated factors

Associated factors Subjects interviewed Number of persons with mental disability (%) χ2, P
Diabetes mellitus
 No 2332 163 (7.0) 0.912, 0.340
 Yes 205 18 (8.8)
Hypertension
 No 2248 152 (6.8) 4.141, 0.042*
 Yes 289 29 (10.0)
Heart disease
 No 2486 178 (7.2) 0.123, 0.726
 Yes 51 3 (5.9)
Joint pain
 No 2215 147 (6.6) 6.528, 0.011*
 Yes 322 34 (10.6)
Backache
 No 2286 153 (6.7) 6.798, 0.009*
 Yes 251 28 (11.2)
Asthma
 No 2487 177 (7.1) 0.058, 0.810
 Yes 50 4 (8.0)
Epilepsy
 No 2530 180 (7.1) 0.542, 0.462
 Yes 7 1 (14.3)
Current smoker
 No 2416 162 (6.7) 14.079, <0.001*
 Yes 121 19 (15.7)
Current alcohol user
 No 2341 143 (6.1) 48.136, <0.001*
 Yes 196 38 (19.4)
Conflicts
 No 2488 161 (6.5) 85.555, <0.001*
 Yes 49 20 (40.8)

*P <0.05 is considered as statistically significant