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. 2020 Aug 14;28(2):176–184. doi: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_7_15

Table 4.

Association between burden score/depression score and other variables

Variable Group Burden score Depression score

Mean (SD) P Mean (SD) P
Child
 Age (years) Up to 10 61.8 (7.9) 0.8497 not significant 29.1 (5.4) 0.7109 not significant
Above 10 61.5 (7.2) 29.5 (4.4)
 Sum of squares Between groups 2.069 3.314
Within groups 4464.131 1948.636
 Sex Male 61.3 (7.1) 0.6829 not significant 29.3 (5.1) 0.9937 not significant
Female 62.0 (8.0) 29.3 (4.9)
 Sum of squares Between groups 9.785 0.002
Within groups 4456.415 1951.948
 Birth order First 61.5 (8.2) 0.1083 not significant 29.6 (4.6) 0.249 not significant
Middle 60.2 (7.1) 28.4 (5.3)
Last 64.6 (6.9) 30.6 (4.7)
 Sum of squares Between groups 13.502 1.962
Within groups 4452.698 1949.988
 IQ Level Mild 61.9 (7.3) 0.89 not significant 29.2 (5.1) 0.962 not significant
Moderate 60.8 (7.0) 29.6 (4.3)
Severe 61.3 (9.1) 29.4 (5.4)
 Sum of squares Between groups 250.484 69.239
Within groups 4215.716 1882.711
Caregivers
 Age (years) Up to 30 61.5 (7.1) 0.9077 not significant 28.9 (5.1) 0.7106 not significant
Above 3 61.7 (7.7) 29.4 (5.0)
 Sum of squares Between groups 0.775 3.603
Within groups 4465.425 1948.347
 Sex Male 59.9 (7.5) 0.0366 significant 28.0 (5.3) 0.016 significant
Female 63.4 (7.3) 30.6 (4.3)
 Sum of squares Between groups 245.000 140.450
Within groups 4221.200 1811.500
 Relationship Father 59.9 (7.5) 0.036 significant 28.0 (5.3) 0.016 significant
Mother 63.4 (7.3) 30.6 (4.3)
 Sum of squares Between groups 245.000 140.450
Within groups 4221.200 1811.500
 Education Primary 61.2 (7.4) 0.604 not significant 29.4 (4.5) 0.529 not significant
Secondary 61.8 (6.6) 29.4 (4.3)
Undergraduate 63.6 (7.9) 30.3 (5.9)
Postgraduate 59.1 (11.4) 27.0 (7.5)
 Sum of squares Between groups 106.705 55.657
Within groups 4359.495 1896.293
 Economic status Lower 62.4 (7.0) 0.6457 not significant 29.9 (4.2) 0.5041 not significant
Middle 60.9 (7.0) 28.8 (4.7)
Upper 60.8 (9.5) 28.4 (6.9)
 Sum of squares Between groups 50.45 34.425
Within groups 4415.749 1917.525

SD – Standard deviation; IQ – Intelligence quotient