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. 2019 Jul 18;7:e7253. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7253

Table 1. Demographic variables, risk behaviors, and other characteristics overall and by depression category.

All participants (with depression data) None/minimal depression Mild depression Moderate-severe depression p-Value
n (%) 284 (100%) 157 (55.3%) 59 (20.8%) 68 (23.9%) NA
Age (years) N = 284
 Mean (SD)/Median (IQR) 36.9 (7.9)/36.0 (10.0) 36.9 (8.0)/37.0 (10.0) 37.0 (7.0)/37.0 (9.0) 36.8 (8.5)/35.0 (11.5) 0.859a
Married N = 282
 Yes, n (%) 234 (83.0%) 130 (55.6%) 50 (21.4%) 54 (23.1%) 0.660b
 No, n (%) 48 (17.0%) 25 (52.1%) 9 (18.8%) 14 (29.2%)
Secondary school education or higher N = 284
 Yes, n (%) 105 (37.0%) 57 (54.3%) 25 (23.8%) 23 (21.9%) 0.589b
 No, n (%) 179 (63.0%) 100 (55.9%) 34 (19.0%) 45 (25.1%)
Religion N = 279
 Christian, n (%) 217 (77.8%) 117 (53.9%) 47 (21.7%) 53 (24.4%) 0.436b
 Non-Christian, n (%) 62 (22.2%) 39 (62.9%) 10 (16.1%) 13 (21.0%)
Monthly income N = 268
 <240 USD, n (%) 71 (26.5%) 34 (47.9%) 10 (14.1%) 27 (38.0%) 0.010b
 ≥240 USD, n (%) 197 (73.5%) 112 (56.9%) 45 (22.8%) 40 (20.3%)
Years worked as a truck driver N = 284
 Mean (SD)/Median (IQR) 8.8 (7.1)/7.0 (7.0) 9.2 (6.5)/8.0 (8.0) 9.3 (8.0)/6.7 (6.8) 7.6 (7.4)/4.2 (6.3) 0.016a
Usually drives alone N = 284
 Yes, n (%) 165 (58.1%) 97 (58.8%) 32 (19.4%) 36 (21.8%) 0.372b
 No, n (%) 119 (41.9%) 60 (50.4%) 27 (22.7%) 32 (26.9%)
Days away on road in past 30 days N = 277
 Mean (SD)/Median (IQR) 21.6 (5.5)/23.0 (5.0) 21.5 (5.6)/22.0 (5.0) 21.7 (5.4)/22.0 (5.0) 21.9 (5.5)/24.0 (5.0) 0.766a
General self-efficacy (score) N = 284
 Mean (SD)/Median (IQR) 36.5 (4.6)/39.0 (5.0) 38.2 (2.9)/40.0 (3.0) 35.3 (5.3)/37.0 (8.0) 33.7 (5.6)/36.0 (10.5) <0.001a
Alcohol use in past yeard N = 284
 Yes, n (%) 152 (53.5%) 79 (52.0%) 38 (25.0%) 35 (23.0%) 0.168b
 No, n (%) 132 (46.5%) 78 (59.1%) 21 (15.9%) 33 (25.0%)
Drug use in past yeard N = 283
 Yes, n (%) 9 (3.2%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (11.1%) 8 (88.9%) <0.001c
 No, n (%) 274 (96.8%) 129 (47.1%) 86 (31.4%) 59 (21.5%)
Number of sex partners in past 6 months N = 268
 Mean (SD)/Median (IQR) 2.8 (4.1)/2.0 (3.0) 2.6 (5.4)/2.0 (2.0) 2.4 (1.7)/2.0 (2.0) 3.5 (3.5)/2.0 (4.0) 0.085a
Number of condomless sex partners in past 6 months N = 275
 Mean (SD)/Median (IQR) 1.5 (1.6)/1.0 (1.0) 1.2 (1.1)/1.0 (0.0) 1.3 (1.1)/1.0 (0.0) 2.2 (2.6)/1.0 (2.0) 0.003a
 None, n (%) 40 (14.6%) 23 (57.5%) 11 (27.5%) 6 (15.0%) 0.038b
 One, n (%) 160 (58.2%) 73 (45.6%) 54 (33.8%) 33 (20.6%)
 Two or more, n (%) 75 (27.3%) 27 (36.0%) 21 (28.0%) 27 (36.0%)

Notes:

Some percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation; USD, US dollars.

a

Kruskall–Wallis test.

b

Pearson’s Chi-square test.

c

Fisher’s exact test.

d

All participants who reported drug use also reported alcohol use. Drug use was not included in the regression models because of small numbers of participants in categories.