Table 1.
Prevalence of Depression According to Various Factors in Yazd Adult Population Aged 20-69 Years during 2014–2015 (n = 9965)
| Subgroups | Normal | Depression | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild | Moderate | Severe & Very Severe | |||
| Crude | 6926 (69.9%) | 1098 (11.1%) | 1208 (12.2%) | 681 (6.9%) | |
| Age group | |||||
| 20-29 | 1449 (73.8%) | 195 (9.9%) | 201 (10.2%) | 118 (6%) | <0.0001 |
| 30-39 | 1416 (69.9%) | 224 (11.1%) | 247 (12.2%) | 138 (6.8%) | |
| 40-49 | 1411 (68.9%) | 242 (11.8%) | 265 (12.9%) | 131 (6.4%) | |
| 50-59 | 1378 (70%) | 198 (10.1%) | 230 (11.7%) | 163 (8.3%) | |
| 60-69 | 1272 (66.7%) | 239 (12.5%) | 265 (13.9%) | 131 (6.9%) | |
| Education | |||||
| Primary school and less | 1635 (63.2%) | 325 (12.6%) | 387 (15%) | 240 (9.3%) | <0.0001 |
| High school | 1871 (66.8%) | 340 (12.1%) | 380 (13.6%) | 211 (7.5%) | |
| Diploma& Graduate diploma | 2181 (74.4%) | 274 (9.3%) | 311 (10.6%) | 166 (5.7%) | |
| BSc | 1005 (77.8%) | 120 (9.3%) | 108 (8.4%) | 58 (4.5%) | |
| MSc. and Doctorate | 197 (77.6%) | 28 (11%) | 22 (8.7%) | 7 (2.8%) | |
| History of depression | |||||
| Yes | 169 (28.9%) | 99 (16.9%) | 149 (25.5%) | 168 (28.7%) | <0.0001 |
| No | 6678 (72.8%) | 974 (10.6%) | 1038 (11.3%) | 489 (5.3%) | |
| Employment | |||||
| Employed | 2994 (76.3%) | 360 (9.2%) | 389 (9.9%) | 183 (4.7%) | <0.0001 |
| Unemployed | 2371 (62%) | 493 (12.9%) | 586 (15.3%) | 375 (9.8%) | |
| Housewife | 1482 (72.7%) | 221 (10.8%) | 220 (10.8%) | 116 (5.7%) | |
| Insurance | |||||
| Not insured | 326 (60.7%) | 66 (12.3%) | 83 (15.5%) | 62 (11.5%) | <0.0001 |
| Insured | 6536 (70.6%) | 1008 (10.9%) | 1102 (11.9%) | 615 (6.6%) | |
| Migration status | |||||
| Native | 5245 (70.4%) | 813 (10.9%) | 894 (12%) | 496 (6.7%) | <0.001 |
| From within the province | 654 (69.9%) | 110 (11.8%) | 123 (13.1%) | 49 (5.2%) | |
| From other provinces | 855 (67.6%) | 145 (11.5%) | 156 (12.3%) | 109 (8.6%) | |
| From overseas | 130 (60.5%) | 23 (10.7%) | 35 (16.3%) | 27 (12.6%) | |
| Marriage status | |||||
| Married | 6002 (71.2%) | 902 (10.7%) | 990 (11.7%) | 536 (6.4%) | <0.0001 |
| Single | 727 (69%) | 118 (11.2%) | 125 (11.9%) | 84 (8%) | |
| Widowed | 178 (46.8%) | 68 (17.9%) | 79 (20.8%) | 55 (14.5%) | |
| Divorced | 21 (38.2%) | 9 (16.4%) | 14 (25.5%) | 11 (20%) | |
| Country of birth | |||||
| Iranian | 6754 (70%) | 1068 (11.1%) | 1173 (12.2%) | 654 (6.8%) | <0.001 |
| Non-Iranian | 130 (60.5%) | 23 (10.7%) | 35 (16.3%) | 27 (12.6%) | |
| Religion | |||||
| Muslim | 6696 (70.3%) | 1034 (10.8%) | 1148 (12%) | 653 (6.9%) | <0.0001 |
| Zoroastrian | 136 (57.9%) | 41 (17.4%) | 42 (17.9%) | 16 (6.8%) | |