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. 2021 Jan 7;21:12. doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-03011-2

Table 1.

General characteristics of the sample at baseline (2016)

Variables CESD-11
Male P value Female P value
N % MEANS ± SD N % MEANS ± SD
Substandard housing
 No 3,940 84.4 2.88 ± 3.97 0.0013 4,856 84.7 3.85 ± 4.46 0.0069
 Yes 731 15.6 3.56 ± 4.39 877 15.3 4.32 ± 4.69
Household type
 Without disabled members 4,189 89.7 2.82 ± 3.93 0.3255 5,341 93.2 3.75 ± 4.40 <.0001
 With disabled members 482 10.3 4.36 ± 4.71 392 6.8 6.24 ± 5.13
Age (years)
 < 30 507 10.9 2.09 ± 3.56 0.0607 678 11.8 2.76 ± 3.94 <.0001
 30-39 692 14.8 2.20 ± 3.56 756 13.2 2.47 ± 3.72
 40-49 957 20.5 2.42 ± 3.63 945 16.5 2.63 ± 3.73
 50-59 794 17.0 2.81 ± 3.97 897 15.6 3.60 ± 4.26
 60-69 680 14.6 3.17 ± 3.99 933 16.3 4.34 ± 4.51
 ≥ 70 1,041 22.3 4.46 ± 4.58 1,524 26.6 5.88 ± 4.91
Region
 Metropolitan 1,977 42.3 2.83 ± 3.99 0.1666 2,444 42.6 3.64 ± 4.50 0.0235
 Rural 2,694 57.7 3.09 ± 4.08 3,289 57.4 4.12 ± 4.50
Education level
 Middle school or under 1,297 27.8 4.38 ± 4.57 <.0001 2,600 45.4 5.26 ± 4.82 0.0004
 High school 1,543 33.0 2.69 ± 3.80 1,468 25.6 3.04 ± 4.05
 College or above 1,831 39.2 2.24 ± 3.57 1,665 29.0 2.60 ± 3.72
Marriage status
 Living w/ spouse 4,480 95.9 3.03 ± 4.07 0.0817 5,632 98.2 3.95 ± 4.51 0.1511
 Living w/o spouse 191 4.1 1.80 ± 3.24 101 1.8 2.16 ± 3.42
Income level
 Low 947 20.3 4.68 ± 4.70 0.0003 1,664 29.0 5.69 ± 4.92 <.0001
 Lower middle 1,255 26.9 3.23 ± 4.06 1,416 24.7 3.80 ± 4.40
 Upper middle 1,253 26.8 2.35 ± 3.63 1,318 23.0 3.07 ± 4.06
 High 1,216 26.0 2.06 ± 3.39 1,335 23.3 2.67 ± 3.71
Employment type
 Permanent employee 2,503 53.6 2.49 ± 3.64 0.0129 1,290 22.5 3.39 ± 4.27 0.2980
 Temporary employee 545 11.7 2.65 ± 3.80 787 13.7 3.11 ± 4.12
 Daily hired employee 359 7.7 3.59 ± 4.19 844 14.7 4.18 ± 4.34
 Nonemployee 1,264 27.1 3.93 ± 4.63 2,812 49.0 4.31 ± 4.70
Housing benefit
 Yes 4,462 95.5 2.86 ± 3.95 <.0001 5,420 94.5 3.83 ± 4.45 0.5875
 No 209 4.5 5.58 ± 5.09 313 5.5 5.42 ± 5.17
Housing Tenure
 Owner-occupation 3,126 66.9 2.82 ± 3.93 0.0099 3,617 63.1 3.69 ± 4.36 <.0001
 Rental 1,545 33.1 3.31 ± 4.24 2,116 36.9 4.30 ± 4.72
Housing Type
 Detached dwelling 1,168 25.0 3.62 ± 4.30 0.4465 1,541 26.9 4.74 ± 4.67 0.5302
 Multi-family house 3,321 71.1 2.77 ± 3.94 3,966 69.2 3.61 ± 4.40
 Commercial building 182 3.9 2.70 ± 3.79 226 3.9 3.71 ± 4.50
Smoking status
 Current smoker 1,639 35.1 2.96 ± 4.04 0.0420 120 2.1 5.91 ± 5.29 0.0010
 Non-smoker 3,032 64.9 3.00 ± 4.05 5,613 97.9 3.88 ± 4.47
Alcohol consumption
 Yes 1,519 32.5 3.37 ± 4.28 0.0623 3,885 67.8 4.16 ± 4.60 0.0015
 No 3,152 67.5 2.79 ± 3.91 1,848 32.2 3.40 ± 4.25
Percieved health status
 Healthy 4,093 87.6 2.67 ± 3.82 <.0001 4,785 83.5 3.49 ± 4.27 <.0001
 Unhealthy 578 12.4 5.21 ± 4.83 948 16.5 6.09 ± 5.01
Chronic diseases
 Yes 2,406 51.5 2.25 ± 3.48 <.0001 2,577 45.0 2.78 ± 3.91 0.0042
 No 2,265 48.5 3.76 ± 4.43 3,156 55.0 4.85 ± 4.73
Total 4,671 100.0 2.99 ± 4.05 5,733 100.0 3.92 ± 4.50