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Table 1 Presence or absence of depression by demographic and medical variables among adult family practice patients in Trinidad.

From: Depression and the nature of Trinidadian family practice: a cross-sectional study

Demographic and Medical variables

Not Depressed n (%)

Depressed n (%)

χ2 (p value)

N 508

443 (87.2)

65 (12.8)

 

Age group (years)

   

18–19

14 (3.1)

4 (6.1)

 

20–29

111 (25.1)

20 (30.8)

 

30–39

73 (16.5)

14 (21.5)

 

40–49

93 (20.9)

10 (15.4)

 

50–59

60 (13.5)

8 (12.2)

 

60–69

56 (12.6)

5 (7.7)

 

70–79

27 (6.1)

4 (6.1)

 

80+

9 (2.0)

0 (0)

 

Sex

  

1.94 (0.104)

Male

140 (31.6)

15 (23.1)

 

Female

303 (68.4)

50 (76.2)

 

Marital status

   

Married

191 (43.1)

20 (30.8)

 

Single

151 (34.1)

21 (32.3)

 

Separated

9 (2.0)

5 (7.7)

 

Divorced

17 (3.8)

2 (3.1)

 

Common Law

37 (8.4)

11 (16.9)

 

Visiting

2 (0.5)

1 (1.5)

 

Widowed

36 (8.1)

5 (7.7)

 

Status of relationship

  

0.16 (0.393)

Presently in a relationship

230 (51.9)

32 (49.2)

 

Not presently in a relationship

213 (48.1)

33 (50.8)

 

Ethnicity

  

3.19 (0.202)

Afro-Trinidadian

136 (30.7)

13 (20.0)

 

Indo-Trinidadian

148 (33.4)

26 (40.0)

 

All Others

159 (35.9)

26 (40.0)

 

Level of Occupation

  

4.76 (0.191)

Professional or highly skilled

160 (36.1)

17 (26.1)

 

Skilled or semi-skilled

86 (19.4)

12 (18.5)

 

Housewife

83 (18.7)

19 (29.2)

 

Unskilled, unemployed or retired

114 (25.7)

17 (26.2)

 

Level of education achieved

  

1.15 (0.562)

Less than secondary level

117 (26.4)

21 (32.3)

 

Secondary

197 (44.5)

28 (43.1)

 

Technical or University level

129 (29.1)

16 (24.6)

 

Number of reasons for the encounter (RFE)

  

0.66 (0.260)

One RFE

334 (75.4)

52 (80.0)

 

Two or more RFE

109 (24.6)

13 (20.0)