Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics and health conditions of study participants by deterioration to high depression levels
Variables | Total | Deterioration to high depression levels | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Total | 979 (100) | 908 (92.7) | 71 (7.3) | Â |
Sociodemographic | ||||
 Age [median (IQR)] | 37 (32–45) | 38 (32–45) | 35 (31–42) | 0.026 |
 Age groups | ||||
  < 30 y | 116 (11.8) | 103 (11.3) | 13 (18.3) | 0.300 |
  30–34 y | 242 (24.7) | 221 (24.3) | 21 (29.6) | |
  35–39 y | 228 (23.3) | 212 (23.3) | 16 (22.5) | |
  40–44 y | 130 (13.3) | 123 (13.5) | 7 (9.9) | |
  45–49 y | 124 (12.7) | 116 (12.8) | 8 (11.3) | |
  50 +  | 139 (14.2) | 133 (14.6) | 6 (8.5) | |
 Sex | ||||
  Male | 470 (48.0) | 435 (47.9) | 35 (49.3) | 0.820 |
  Female | 509 (52.0) | 473 (52.1) | 36 (50.7) | |
 Marital status | ||||
  Single | 84 (8.6) | 76 (8.4) | 8 (11.3) | 0.470 |
  Married | 875 (89.4) | 814 (89.6) | 61 (85.9) | |
  Divorced/widow | 20 (2.0) | 18 (2.0) | 2 (2.8) | |
 Living with children or elderly | ||||
  No | 334 (34.1) | 315 (34.7) | 19 (26.8) | 0.170 |
  Yes | 645 (65.9) | 593 (65.3) | 52 (73.2) | |
 Years of job experiences | ||||
  < 5 y | 157 (16.0) | 138 (15.2) | 19 (26.8) | 0.100 |
  5–9 y | 180 (18.4) | 164 (18.1) | 16 (22.5) | |
  10–14 y | 294 (30.0) | 278 (30.6) | 16 (22.5) | |
  15–19 y | 122 (12.5) | 116 (12.8) | 6 (8.5) | |
  20–24 y | 99 (10.1) | 92 (10.1) | 7 (9.9) | |
  25 +  | 127 (13.0) | 120 (13.2) | 7 (9.9) | |
 Social economic status | ||||
  Upper | 55 (5.6) | 50 (5.5) | 5 (7.0) | 0.009 |
  Middle | 594 (60.7) | 563 (62.0) | 31 (43.7) | |
  Lower | 330 (33.7) | 295 (32.5) | 35 (49.3) | |
Health condition | ||||
 Pre-existing long-term physiological health problems | ||||
  No | 831 (84.9) | 772 (85.0) | 59 (83.1) | 0.660 |
  Yes | 148 (15.1) | 136 (15.0) | 12 (16.9) | |
 Pre-existing diagnosed mental health disorders | ||||
  No | 945 (96.6) | 880 (96.9) | 65 (92.9) | 0.080 |
  Yes | 33 (3.3) | 28 (3.1) | 5 (7.0) | |
  Missing value | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 1( 0.1) | |
 Acute/sudden-onset medical problems | ||||
  No | 946 (96.6) | 879 (96.8) | 67 (94.4) | 0.270 |
  Yes | 33 (3.4) | 29 (3.2) | 4 (5.6) | |