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. 2021 Jul 15;7(7):e07582. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07582

Table 2.

Distribution of variables and relationship with depression, anxiety, and stress among indigenous people (N = 422).

Variables Total 422
Depression (n = 208; 49.3%)
Anxiety (n = 199; 47.2%)
Stress (n = 155; 36.7%)
n (%) Yes (%) χ2 value df p value Yes (%) χ2 value df p value Yes (%) χ2 value df p value
Age
 16–35 Years 298 (70.6) 162 (54.4) 12.695 3 0.005 161 (54.0) 19.984 3 0.000 119 (39.9) 7.901 3 0.048
 36–50 Years 49 (11.6) 19 (38.8) 17 (34.7) 19 (38.8)
 51–65 Years 50 (11.8) 21 (42.0) 15 (30.0) 12 (24.0)
 Above 65 Years 25 (5.9) 6 (24.0) 6 (24.0) 5 (20.0)
Gender
 Female 241 (57.1) 93 (51.4) 0.555 1 0.456 86 (47.5) .016 1 0.899 71 (39.2) 0.850 1 0.357
 Male 181 (42.9) 115 (47.7) 113 (46.9) 84 (34.9)
Ethnicity
 Chakma 153 (36.3) 91 (59.5) 10.170 3 0.017 90 (58.8) 19.488 3 0.000 66 (43.1) 5.048 3 0.168
 Marma 202 (47.9) 87 (43.1) 73 (36.1) 64 (31.7)
 Tripura 34 (8.1) 16 (47.1) 19 (55.9) 12 (35.3)
 Others 33 (7.8) 14 (42.4) 17 (51.5) 13 (39.4)
Area
 Rangamati 185 (43.8) 107 (57.8) 17.613 3 0.001 105 (56.8) 17.337 3 0.001 73 (39.5) 8.199 3 0.042
 Khagrachhari 43 (10.2) 26 (60.5) 18 (41.9) 19 (44.2)
 Bandarban 181 (42.9) 68 (37.6) 67 (37.0) 55 (30.4)
 Others 13 (3.1) 7 (53.8) 9 (69.2) 8 (61.5)
Educational Achievement
 Up to Primary 42 (10.0) 25 (59.5) 24.301 6 0.000 22 (52.4) 22.735 6 0.001 19 (45.2) 18.311 6 0.005
 Up to Secondary 41 (9.7) 27 (65.9) 27 (65.9) 23 (56.1)
 SSC 43 (10.2) 23 (53.5) 23 (53.5) 11 (25.6)
 HSC 90 (21.3) 49 (54.4) 45 (50.0) 33 (36.7)
 Honors 108 (25.6) 55 (50.9) 54 (50.0) 45 (41.7)
 Masters and above 8 (1.9) 4 (50.0) 4 (50.0) 3 (37.5)
 Illiterate 90 (21.3) 25 (27.8) 24 (26.7) 21 (23.3)
Occupation
 Student 246 (58.3) 139 (56.5) 33.095 5 0.000 133 (54.1) 20.723 5 0.001 100 (40.7) 15.970 5 0.007
 Service Holder 13 (3.1) 2 (15.4) 5 (38.5) 3 (23.1)
 Business 13 (3.1) 10 (76.9) 8 (61.5) 8 (61.5)
 Housemaker 36 (8.5) 20 (55.6) 16 (44.4) 15 (41.7)
 Unemployed 7 (1.7) 5 (71.4) 5 (71.4) 4 (57.1)
 Farmer 107 (25.4) 32 (29.9) 32 (29.9) 25 (23.4)
Marital Status
 Married 148 (35.1) 55 (37.2) 13.613 2 0.001 54 (36.5) 12.167 2 0.002 41 (27.7) 8.440 2 0.015
 Unmarried 260 (61.6) 146 (56.2) 140 (53.8) 107 (41.2)
 Widowed 14 (3.3) 7 (50.0) 5 (35.7) 7 (50.0)
Religion
 Christian 21 (5.0) 7 (33.3) 3.272 2 0.195 9 (42.9) 0.690 2 0.708 5 (23.8) 1.876 2 0.391
 Buddhist 385 (91.2) 191 (49.6) 181 (47.0) 143 (37.1)
 Others 16 (3.8) 10 (62.5) 9 (56.3) 7 (43.8)
Socio-economic Status
 Lower class 104 (24.6) 52 (50.0) 2.099 2 0.350 47 (45.2) 0.215 2 0.898 32 (30.8) 2.111 2 0.348
 Lower-middle class 98 (23.2) 54 (55.1) 47 (48.0) 38 (38.8)
 Middle class 220 (52.1) 102 (46.4) 105 (47.7) 85 (38.6)
Well-being
 Low 215 (50.9) 102 (47.4) 0.598 1 0.439 94 (43.7) 2.076 1 0.150 64 (29.8) 9.143 1 0.002
 High 207 (49.1) 106 (51.2) - - - 105 (50.7) 91 (44.0)
Depression
 Yes 208 (49.3) - - - - 54 (25.2) 83.738 1 0.000 25 (11.7) 117.213 1 0.000
 No 214 (50.7) - - - - 145 (69.7) 130 (62.5)
Anxiety
 Yes 199 (47.2) 54 (25.2) 83.738 1 0.000 - - - - 32 (14.3) 101.922 1 0.000
 No 223 (52.8) 145 (69.7) - - - - 123 (61.8)
Stress
 Yes 155 (36.7) 25 (11.7) 117.213 1 0.000 32 (14.3) 101.922 1 0.000 - - - -
 No 267 (63.3) 130 (62.5) 123 (61.8) - - - -