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. 2021 May 8;2021:9965204. doi: 10.1155/2021/9965204

Table 4.

MDAS score for each item according to social-demographic characteristics of the participants.

Sociodemographic characteristics Mean MDAS score for each item
Q1 mean ± SD Q2 mean ± SD Q3 mean ± SD Q4 mean ± SD Q5 mean ± SD Q6 mean ± SD
Sex
 Male 1.62 ± 0.96 2.15 ± 1.2 1.65 ± 1.01 2.07 ± 1.13 2.34 ± 1.23 1.54 ± 1.00
 Female 1.96 ± 0.94 2.66 ± 1.17 2.07 ± 1.08 2.68 ± 1.17 2.91 ± 1.23 1.57 ± 0.95
p value 0.002 <0.001 0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.766

Age groups (years)
 <40 1.87 ± 1.01 2.56 ± 1.22 1.94 ± 1.11 2.55 ± 1.21 2.80 ± 1.29 1.60 ± 1.01
 40+ 1.60 ± 0.70 2.00 ± 1.06 1.72 ± 0.85 1.93 ± 0.99 2.17 ± 1.08 1.40 ± 0.75
p value 0.056 0.001 0.172 <0.001 0.001 0.163

Residence
 Urban 1.84 ± 1.02 2.55 ± 1.26 2.07 ± 1.13 2.62 ± 1.19 2.88 ± 1.27 1.54 ± 0.93
 Suburban 1.81 ± 0.94 2.42 ± 1.19 1.84 ± 1.05 2.37 ± 1.19 2.61 ± 1.27 1.56 ± 0.98
p value 0.840 0.446 0.120 0.125 0.124 0.843

Education
 Low level 1.64 ± 0.92 2.22 ± 1.30 1.72 ± 1.05 2.16 ± 1.08 2.26 ± 1.10 1.50 ± 0.91
 High level 1.86 ± 0.97 2.50 ± 1.19 1.93 ± 1.07 2.48 ± 1.21 2.76 ± 1.29 1.57 ± 0.97
p value 0.147 0.135 0.201 0.08 0.01 0.652

Occupation
 Informal employment 1.88 ± 0.97 2.65 ± 1.20 1.96 ± 1.11 2.52 ± 1.21 2.84 ± 1.29 1.57 ± 0.96 0.961.69 ±
 Employment (public) 1.69 ± 0.78 2.26 ± 1.08 1.90 ± 0.95 2.24 ± 1.13 2.57 ± 1.24 1.36 ± 0.74
 Employment (private) 1.81 ± 1.04 2.33 ± 1.26 1.82 ± 1.09 2.42 ± 1.19 2.54 ± 1.27 1.64 ± 1.08
p value 0.442 0.045 0.606 0.336 0.139 0.208

Marital status
 With partner 1.77 ± 0.93 2.31 ± 1.13 1.88 ± 1.01 2.34 ± 1.15 2.61 ± 1.24 1.55 ± 0.92
 Without partner 1.86 ± 0.99 2.57 ± 1.26 1.91 ± 1.11 2.51 ± 1.22 2.73 ± 1.31 1.56 ± 1.01
p value 0.446 0.067 0.842 0.209 0.430 0.975