Table 1.
General characteristics of the participant according to depressive symptom score (n = 653).
| Variables | Total | Depressive Symptom Score | t/χ2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <16 489 (74.9) |
≧16 164 (25.1) |
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| M ± SD/n (%) | |||||
| Age | 53.6 ± 20.32 | 53.3 ± 19.75 | 54.8 ± 21.9 | −0.767 | 0.444 |
| Height | 162.1 ± 8.45 | 162.6 ± 8.26 | 160.7 ± 8.86 | 2.489 | 0.013 |
| Weight | 62.1 ± 11.36 | 62.5 ± 11.04 | 60.7 ± 12.20 | 1.770 | 0.077 |
| Gender | 2.697 | 0.101 | |||
| Male | 209 (32.0) | 165 (78.9) | 44 (21.1) | ||
| Female | 444 (68.0) | 324 (73.0) | 120 (27.0) | ||
| Occupation | 0.089 | 0.766 | |||
| No | 308 (47.2) | 229 (74.4) | 79 (25.6) | ||
| Yes | 345 (52.8) | 260 (75.4) | 85 (24.6) | ||
| Live with Family | 3.911 | 0.048 | |||
| Live together | 473 (72.4) | 364 (77.0) | 109 (23.0) | ||
| Live alone | 180 (27.6) | 125 (69.4) | 55 (30.6) | ||
| Medication | 3.213 | 0.013 | |||
| None | 621 (95.1) | 471 (75.8) | 150 (24.2) | ||
| Taking or Took in the past | 32 (4.9) | 18 (56.3) | 14 (43.8) | ||
| Religion | 0.039 | 0.844 | |||
| Have | 287 (44.0) | 216 (75.3) | 71 (24.7) | ||
| Do not have | 366 (56.0) | 273 (74.6) | 93 (25.4) | ||
| Drinking | 4.833 | 0.028 | |||
| No | 453 (69.4) | 328 (72.4) | 125 (27.6) | ||
| Yes | 200 (30.6) | 161 (80.5) | 39 (19.5) | ||
| Smoking | 1.508 | 0.219 | |||
| No | 593 (90.8) | 448 (75.5) | 145 (24.5) | ||
| Yes | 60 (9.2) | 41 (68.3) | 19 (31.7) | ||