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. 2021 Aug 5;11(1):2090. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2021.2090

Table 4.

Distribution of demographic variables by latent class.

Class 1: Moderate social support with depression, n (%) Class 2: High social support without depression, n (%) Class 3: High social support with depression, n (%) Class 4: Low social support with depression n (%) p-valuea
Total 89 60 100 31
Age 0.192
    ≤ 24 19 (21.3) 16 (26.6) 27 (27.0) 4 (12.9)
    25-30 38 (42.7) 22 (36.7) 33 (33.0) 8 (25.8)
    >30 32 (36.0) 22 (36.7) 40 (40.0) 19 (61.3)
Religion 0.152
    Buddhist 75 (84.3) 57 (95.0) 88 (88.0) 25 (80.6)
    Non-Buddhist 14 (15.7) 3 (5.0) 12 (12.0) 6 (19.4)
Education Level 0.154
    Lower than Bachelor degree 38 (42.7) 23 (38.3) 28 (28.0) 9 (29.0)
    Bachelor degree and Higher 51 (57.3) 37 (61.7) 72 (72.0) 22 (71.0)
Monthly income 0.787
    <10,000 23 (25.8) 9 (15.0) 21 (21.0) 8 (25.8)
    10,001-30,000 39 (43.8) 30 (50.0) 46 (46.0) 15 (48.4)
    >30,000 27 (30.4) 21 (35.0) 33 (33.0) 8 (25.8)
Income sufficiency 0.033
    Sufficiency with saving 32 (36.0) 29 (48.3) 52 (52.0) 8 (25.8)
    Sufficiency without saving 29 (32.6) 22 (36.7) 23 (23.0) 12 (38.7)
    Insufficiency 28 (31.4) 9 (15.0) 25 (25.0) 11 (35.5)
Occupation 0.257
    Student/Unemployed 16 (18.0) 8 (13.3) 21 (21.0) 9 (29.0)
    Government officer 14 (15.7) 8 (13.3) 7 (7.0) 5 (16.2)
    Non-Government officer 59 (66.3) 44 (73.4) 72 (72.0) 17 (54.8)
Living status 0.336
    Living alone 35 (39.3) 18 (30.0) 38 (38.0) 8 (25.8)
    With family 36 (40.4) 30 (50.0) 47 (47.0) 20 (64.5)
    With friends /partner 18 (20.3) 12 (20.0) 15 (15.0) 3 (9.7)
Chronic disease 0.003
    No 72 (80.9) 50 (83.3) 88 (88.0) 18 (58.1)
    Yes 17 (19.1) 10 (16.7) 12 (12.0) 13 (41.9)
Sexual partnership 0.728
    No 44 (49.4) 30 (50.0) 43 (43.0) 16 (51.6)
    Yes 45 (50.6) 30 (50.0) 57 (57.0) 15 (48.4)
Sex reassignment surgery 0.354
    No 66 (74.2) 45 (75.0) 71 (71.0) 27 (87.1)
    Yes 23 (25.8) 15 (25.0) 29 (29.0) 4 (12.9)
Hormone use 0.352
    No 33 (37.1) 19 (31.7) 32 (32.0) 15 (48.4)
    Yes 56 (62.9) 41 (68.3) 68 (68.0) 16 (51.6)
Smoking 0.406
    No 69 (77.5) 45 (75.0) 85 (85.0) 24 (77.4)
    Yes 20 (22.5) 15 (25.0) 15 (15.0) 7 (22.6)
Alcohol drinking 0.001
    No 39 (43.8) 10 (16.7) 30 (30.0) 16 (51.6)
    Yes 50 (56.2) 50 (83.3) 70 (70.0) 15 (48.4)
Substance use 0.734
    No 83 (93.3) 56 (93.3) 91 (91.0) 30 (96.8)
    Yes 6 (6.7) 4 (6.7) 9 (9.0) 1 (3.2)

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