Table 2:
Univariate analysis of correlates by status of depression in elders.
| Correlates | No Depression Percent or Mean ± SD (n = 77) |
Depression Percent or Mean ± SD (n = 23) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) (mean)* | 69.44 ± 7.22 | 71.73 ± 6.30 | 0.17 |
| Height (cm) (mean)* | 154.71 ± 17.17 | 154.13 ± 14.35 | 0.33 |
| Weight (kg) (mean)* | 67.24 ± 12.42 | 64.07 ± 13.04 | 0.29 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) (mean)* | 28.82 ± 6.93 | 27.23 ± 6.41 | 0.33 |
| Waist circumference (cm) (mean)* | 89.84 ± 10.66 | 87.95 ± 11.51 | 0.46 |
| Height circumference (cm) (mean)* | 102.65 ± 9.55 | 101.91 ± 9.55 | 0.48 |
| Marital status (single) (%) | 13.0 | 39.1 | 0.008 |
| No education (%) | 10.4 | 21.7 | 0.14 |
| Currently working (%) | 96.1 | 100.0 | 0.45 |
| Joint family ((%) | 41.6 | 39.1 | 0.51 |
| Smoking (%) | 11.7 | 4.3 | 0.27 |
| Alcohol (%) | 16.9 | 8.7 | 0.27 |
| Self-reported health status (%) | 49.4 | 95.7 | <0.001 |
| Bed ridden (past 6 months) (%) | 9.1 | 34.8 | 0.006 |
| Difficulty in moving around (%) | 27.3 | 47.8 | 0.05 |
| Difficulty in self-care (%) | 6.5 | 13.0 | 0.26 |
| Body aches and pains (obstructing daily life work) (%) | 20.8 | 43.5 | 0.03 |
| Knee pain (significant mobility restriction) (%) | 32.5 | 60.9 | 0.01 |
| Osteoarthritis (%) | 16.9 | 56.5 | <0.001 |
| Stroke (%) | 3.9 | 13.0 | 0.13 |
| Myocardial Infarction (%) | 20.8 | 21.7 | 0.56 |
| Angina (%) | 22.1 | 26.1 | 0.44 |
| Breathlessness (on walking) (%) | 10.4 | 30.4 | 0.03 |
| Calf / calves pain (%) | 18.2 | 39.1 | 0.03 |
| Asthma (%) | 7.8 | 8.7 | 0.59 |
| Hypertension (self-reported + high blood pressure) (%) | 68.8 | 69.9 | 0.58 |
| Cardiovascular disease (all) (%) | 32.5 | 39.1 | 0.36 |
| Diabetes (self-reported) (%) | 41.6 | 41.6 | 0.52 |
| Low energy (self-reported) (%) | 19.5 | 73.9 | <0.001 |
| Not satisfied with current weight (%) | 11.7 | 34.8 | 0.01 |
| Low physical activity (no exercise/no sports) (%) | 41.6 | 56.5 | 0.15 |
| Systolic Blood pressure (mmHg)(mean)* | 134.74 ± 20.33 | 135.09 ± 16.61 | 0.94 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)(mean)* | 78.22 ±10.84 | 75.67 ± 7.74 | 0.29 |
| Activities of Daily Living (ADL) (% with difficulty) | 29.9 | 52.2 | 0.04 |
| Cognitive impairment (%) | 6.5 | 21.7 | 0.04 |
| Poor Quality of sleep (%) | 29.9 | 47.8 | 0.09 |
X2statistics,
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t test statistics