Table 2 Bivariate associations between demographic characteristics and depressive symptoms (N = 1,186)
GDS (Linear regression) | B | SE | 95% CI | p-value | Adj R-squared | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Internet | Do not use | ref | |||||
Use | -1.59 | 0.23 | -2.04 | -1.13 | < 0.01 | 0.04 | |
Age | 60–74 | ref | |||||
75 or more | 0.35 | 0.21 | -0.05 | 0.76 | 0.09 | 0.002 | |
Sex | Male | ref | |||||
Female | 1.04 | 0.18 | 0.69 | 1.39 | < 0.01 | 0.03 | |
Education | No school | ref | |||||
Monastic school | -0.82 | 0.34 | -1.50 | -0.15 | 0.02 | 0.05 | |
Some/Finished primary school | -1.19 | 0.33 | -1.84 | -0.54 | < 0.01 | ||
Middle school or higher | -2.23 | 0.33 | -2.88 | -1.57 | < 0.01 | ||
ADL | Not independent | ref | |||||
Independent | -1.13 | 0.25 | -1.63 | -0.63 | < 0.01 | 0.02 | |
Region | Yangon | ref | |||||
Bago | 0.88 | 0.18 | 0.54 | 1.23 | < 0.01 | 0.02 | |
Meeting friends/acquaintances | Hardly/None | ref | |||||
Less than once a week | -0.84 | 0.31 | -1.45 | -0.22 | < 0.01 | 0.01 | |
Once a week or more | -0.22 | 0.24 | -0.70 | 0.26 | 0.37 | ||
Subjective economic status | Difficult/Very difficult | ref | |||||
Average or higher | -2.95 | 0.2 | -3.35 | -2.55 | < 0.01 | 0.15 | |