Table 1 Univariate analysis of depression of chronic patients with different characteristics (N = 370)
Variables | Group | N (%) | Mean ± SD | F/t | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 230(62.2) | 6.66 ± 4.12 | 1.713 | 0.191 |
Female | 140(37.8) | 7.28 ± 4.90 | |||
Age | 45 ~ 64 | 204(55.1) | 6.57 ± 4.90 | 1.332 | 0.265 |
64 ~ 74 | 122(33) | 7.16 ± 3.53 | |||
≥ 75 | 44(11.9) | 7.62 ± 4.39 | |||
Education lever | Middle school or less | 254(68.6) | 6.87 ± 4.50 | 0.403 | 0.669 |
High school or technical secondary school | 64(17.3) | 7.24 ± 4.41 | |||
Junior college or university | 52(14.1) | 6.48 ± 4.15 | |||
Marital status | Married | 355(4.1) | 6.80 ± 4.41 | 4.036 | 0.045 |
Single | 15(95.9) | 9.21 ± 4.51 | |||
Economic situation | Live beyond one’s income | 49(13.2) | 7.67 ± 4.92 | 3.377 | 0.035 |
Balance of payments | 165(44.6) | 7.31 ± 4.81 | |||
In credit | 156(42.2) | 6.21 ± 3.74 | |||
Residence | Rural | 40(39.7) | 6.89 ± 4.69 | 0.030 | 0.971 |
Suburb | 35(9.5) | 7.06 ± 4.76 | |||
Urban | 188(50.8) | 6.86 ± 4.19 | |||
Medical insurance | No | 18(4.9) | 8.42 ± 2.63 | 1.063 | 0.346 |
Medical or other insurance | 330(89.2) | 6.79 ± 4.52 | |||
Free medical care | 22(5.9) | 7.38 ± 3.98 | |||
Cigarette smoking | No | 208(56.2) | 7.41 ± 4.92 | 3.386 | 0.035 |
Ever smoking | 115(31.1) | 6.31 ± 3.55 | |||
Current smoking | 47(12.7) | 6.01 ± 3.79 | |||
Alcohol use experience | No | 211(57) | 7.59 ± 4.84 | 6.833 | 0.001 |
Ever drinking | 82(22.2) | 6.30 ± 3.65 | |||
Current drinking | 77(20.8) | 5.60 ± 3.61 | |||
Physical exercises habit | No | 55(14.8) | 9.54 ± 4.78 | 13.663 | < 0.001 |
Less than regular physical exercises | 213(57.6) | 6.82 ± 4.45 | |||
Regular physical exercises | 102(27.6) | 5.71 ± 3.64 |