Table 3 Percentage of population ever been diagnosed with depression across the explanatory variables, World Health Survey 2002–03
Variables | Bangladesh (n = 30, 2.5) | India (n = 413, 17.7) | Nepal (n = 727, 38.7) | Sri Lanka (n = 33, 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age Mean | ||||
50–59 | 60.0 | 47.0 | 49.9 | 66.7 |
60–69 | 23.3 | 35.8 | 30.7 | 15.2 |
70+ | 16.7 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 18.2 |
p | 0.377 | 0.484 | 0.324 | 0.262 |
Sex | ||||
Female | 56.7 | 53.0 | 48.6 | 63.6 |
Male | 43.3 | 47.0 | 51.4 | 36.4 |
p | 0.241 | 0.1 | <0.0001 | 0.125 |
Currently married | ||||
Yes | 23.3 | 28.8 | 26.3 | 24.2 |
No | 76.7 | 71.2 | 73.7 | 75.8 |
p | 0.132 | 0.213 | 0.208 | 0.318 |
Educational attainment | ||||
Nil | 40.0 | 55.0 | 82.7 | 15.2 |
Primary school | 46.7 | 25.9 | 11.1 | 30.3 |
Secondary complete | 3.3 | 12.6 | 5.2 | 51.5 |
Pre-university/University | 10.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
p | 0.032 | 0.471 | 0.218 | 0.362 |
Job | ||||
Govt. employee | 6.7 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
Private employee | 0 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
Employer | 40.0 | 33.2 | 59.8 | 42.4 |
Not working for payment | 53.3 | 55.9 | 37.0 | 48.5 |
p | 0.502 | 0.158 | 0.116 | 0.715 |
Smoking habit | ||||
Daily | 30.0 | 34.4 | 50.1 | 12.1 |
Yes, not daily | 10.0 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 6.1 |
Non-smoker | 60.0 | 64.6 | 45.3 | 81.8 |
p | 0.177 | <0.0001 | 0.082 | 0.465 |
Ever drank alcohol | ||||
Yes | 16.7 | 12.1 | 40.7 | 15.2 |
No | 83.3 | 87.9 | 59.3 | 84.8 |
p | 0.137 | 0.422 | 0.338 | 0.301 |
Days of moderate physical activity | ||||
0 | 63.3 | 23.5 | 62.9 | 24.2 |
1–2 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 3.0 |
3–4 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 9.1 |
5–6 | 3.3 | 12.8 | 3.3 | 9.1 |
7 | 13.3 | 48.2 | 17.7 | 54.5 |
p | <0.0001 | 0.183 | 0.189 | 0.1 |
Days of vigorous physical activity | ||||
0 | 36.7 | 58.4 | 21.7 | 51.5 |
1–2 | 23.3 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 9.1 |
3–4 | 20.0 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 15.2 |
5–6 | 13.3 | 10.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
7 | 6.7 | 18.2 | 61.8 | 18.2 |
p | 0.070 | 0.227 | 0.123 | 0.030 |