Table 2.
Association between depression and personal characteristics of older adults
| Personal characteristic | Type of Participants |
p-value (Chi-square test) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Depressed (Case); n (%) | Non-depressed (Control); n (%) | ||
| History of chronic disease | |||
| Having history | 176 (58.7) | 146 (45.3) | 0.132 |
| No History | 124 (41.3) | 154 (54.7) | |
| Total | 300 (100.0) | 300 (100.0) | |
| Peer group support | |||
| Yes | 152 (50.7) | 192 (64.0) | 0.020 |
| No | 148 (49.3) | 108 (36.0) | |
| Total | 300 (100.0) | 300 (100.0) | |
| Active in daily life | |||
| Yes | 140 (46.7) | 194 (64.7) | 0.002 |
| No | 160 (53.3) | 106 (35.3) | |
| Total | 300 (100.0) | 300 (100.0) | |
| Tobacco use (Smoking and SLT) | |||
| Yes | 167 (55.7) | 112 (37.3) | 0.003 |
| No | 133 (44.3) | 188 (62.7) | |
| Total | 300 (100.0) | 300 (100.0) | |
| Having a poor diet | |||
| Yes | 188 (62.7) | 68 (22.7) | 0.001 |
| No | 112 (37.3) | 232 (77.3) | |
| Total | 300 (100.0) | 300 (100.0) | |
n number; %:Percent; Significance, p < 0.05 with 95% CI; SLT Smokeless tobacco.