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 | |