Table 2.
Distribution of depression according to demographic characteristics of participants (n = 375).
| Variable | Category | Normal | Moderate to Severe | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female Male |
67 (34.5%) 104 (57.5%) |
127 (65.5%) 77 (42.5%) |
0.000 |
| Age | 20–34 35–49 50–65 |
7 (33.3%) 55 (47.8%) 81 (51.9%) 28 (33.7%) |
14 (66.7%) 60 (52.2%) 75 (48.1%) 55 (66.3%) |
0.033 |
| Residence | Rural Urban |
75 (54.7%) 96 (40.3%) |
62 (45.3%) 142 (59.7%) |
0.007 |
| Education | Illiterate Reads and writes Elementary Intermediate Secondary Higher education |
28 (38.4%) 14 (50.0%) 17 (37.8%) 21 (53.8%) 28 (42.4%) 63 (50.8%) |
45 (61.6%) 14 (50.0%) 28 (62.2%) 18 (46.2%) 38 (57.6%) 61 (49.2%) |
0.351 |
| Occupation | Unemployed Farmer Business Public sector job Private sector job |
66 (36.7%) 9 (75.0%) 9 (50.0%) 68 (51.5%) 19 (57.6%) |
114 (63.3%) 3 (25.0%) 9 (50.0%) 64 (48.5%) 14 (42.4%) |
0.008 |
| Marital status | Single Married Divorce Widow |
27 (45.0%) 122 (49.4%) 8 (36.4%) 14 (30.4%) |
33 (55.0%) 125 (50.6%) 14 (63.6%) 32 (69.6%) |
0.091 |
| Family income (SR/Month) |
From (5000–9999) From(10,000–14,999) >15,000 |
72 (42.1%) 53 (51.0%) 23 (42.6%) 23 (50.0%) |
99 (57.9%) 51 (49.0%) 31 (57.4%) 23 (50.0%) |
0.457 |
| Nationality | Non-Saudi Saudi |
22 (56.4%) 149 (44.3%) |
17 (43.6%) 187 (55.7%) |
0.152 |
| Smoking | No Yes |
142 (46.6%) 29 (41.4%) |
163 (53.4%) 41 (58.6%) |
0.437 |
| Khat chewing | No Yes |
134 (44.7%) 37 (49.3%) |
166 (55.3%) 38 (50.7%) |
0.486 |
| Exercise | No Yes |
71 (40.1%) 100 (50.5%) |
106 (59.9%) 98 (45.5%) |
0.044 |
| Duration of diabetes | From 1–5 years From 6–10 years From 11–15 years From 16–20 years |
71 (49.7%) 39 (43.8%) 22 (37.9%) 19 (45.2%) 20 (46.5%) |
72 (50.3%) 50 (56.2%) 36 (62.1%) 23 (54.8%) 23 (53.5%) |
0.653 |
Bold to indicate that is p < 0.05 (significant).