Table 2.
Bivariate test between depressive symptoms and other variables (N = 781)
| Variables | Depressive symptoms | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Test | P-Value | |
| Gender | t = 0.34 | 0.737 | |
| Male | 13.12 (4.23) | ||
| Female | 13.23 (4.52) | ||
| Marital status | t = 2.21 | 0.027 | |
| Not being married | 13.84 (5.31) | ||
| Being married | 13.00 (4.11) | ||
| Age | r = 0.09 | 0.011 | |
| Education | r = −0.08 | 0.025 | |
| Income | r = − 0.10 | 0.004 | |
| Oral health | r = − 0.17 | < 0.001 | |
| Dietary satisfaction | r = − 0.21 | < 0.001 | |
| Body mass index | r = − 0.11 | 0.003 | |
| Number of diseases | r = 0.30 | < 0.001 | |
| Self-rated health | r = −0.35 | < 0.001 | |
SD Standard deviation, t Independent t-test, r Pearson correlation tests