Table 3.
Mean score difference of GDS-15, OARS’s IADL, and MoCA score between different sociodemographic background and its association
| Sociodemographic status | GDS-15 | OARS’s IADL | MoCA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean SD | Independent t-test (P-value) |
Pearson chi-square test (Χ2(2) > , P-value) |
Mean SD | Independent t test (P-value) |
Pearson chi-square test (Χ2(2) > , P-value) |
Mean SD | Independent t test (P-value) |
Pearson chi-square test (Χ2(2) > , P-value) |
|
| Socioeconomic status | |||||||||
|
Low income (N = 108) Medium to high income (N = 324) |
4.18 ± 3.1 3.06 ± 2.4 |
0.000** | 3.310, 0.069 |
10.51 ± 3.8 12.58 ± 2.5 |
0.000** | 20.054, 0.000** |
17.18 ± 7.6 22.6 ± 5.4 |
0.000** | 21.883, 0.000** |
| Physical activity status | |||||||||
|
Not exercise (N = 141) Exercise (N = 291) |
3.95 ± 2.9 3.04 ± 2.4 |
0.001** | 8.372, 0.004* |
11.22 ± 3.6 12.47 ± 2.6 |
0.000** | 8.897, 0.003* |
19.76 ± 7.0 21.96 ± 6.0 |
0.001** | 5.753, 0.016* |
| Level of education | |||||||||
|
Refuse tertiary education (N = 351) Does not refuse tertiary education (N = 81) |
3.54 ± 2.7 2.43 ± 2.1 |
0.001** | 9.165, 0.002* |
11.83 ± 3.1 13.05 ± 2.5 |
0.001** | 6.385, 0.012* |
20.33 ± 6.4 25.19 ± 4.9 |
0.000** | 33.435, 0.000** |
GDS-15 Geriatric Depression Scale 15, OARS’s IADL Older Americans Resources and Services Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment
*P-value < 0.05, **P-value < 0.001