Table 3.

Predictors of severe depression.

Variable	Moderately severe/severe depression (n = 28)	Mild/moderate depression (n = 74)	p-value
Age >70 years	9 (32.1)	29 (39.2)	0.51
NYHA 3 or 4	23 (82.1)	28 (37.8)	0.001*
Previous MI	22 (78.6)	43 (58.1)	0.05
Joint family system	7 (25.0)	26 (35.1)	0.32
Hospital readmission	25 (89.3)	10 (13.5)	0.001*
Sedentary lifestyle	15 (53.6)	52 (70.3)	0.11

NYHA, New York Heart Association; MI, myocardial infarction.

Categorical variables are reported as n (%).

*p value < 0.001.