The interrelation between premenstrual syndrome and major depression: Results from a population-based sample

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics in women without and with PMS, major depression, and with PMS plus depression (weighted prevalence rates)

	No PMS or depression	PMS Only	Major depression only	PMS plus depression	Total	χ²
	(n= 2848)	(n= 413)	(n= 197)	(n= 60)	(n= 3518)	(df)
	%	%	%	%	%
Age (years)
14-25	23.7	24.4	23.1	24.1	23.8
24-35	27.5	21.2	28.2	24.4	26.7
34-45	31.8	37.4	30.0	23.4	32.2
44-55	17.0	17.0	18.8	28.1	17.3
Total	100	100	100	100	100	9.13 (9)
Marital status
Unmarried	41.8	43.3	46.1	42.2	42.2
Married	50.6	47.5	41.5	50.0	49.7
Widowed	0.6	1.3	0.7	0.0	0.7
Separated/Divorced	7.0	7.9	11.8	7.9	7.3
Total	100	100	100	100	100	18.95* (9)
Language regions
German-speaking	71.3	63.6	71.6	52.5	70.1
French-speaking	24.4	30.2	24.4	39.8	25.4
Italian-speaking	4.2	6.2	4.0	7.8	4.5
Total	100	100	100	100	100	10.56 (6)
Nationality
Swiss	75.9	70.5	75.0	58.7	74.9
Other	24.1	29.5	25.0	41.3	25.1
Total	100	100	100	100	100	4.43 (3)
Profession
Higher-middle management	42.5	38.6	39.5	29.6	41.7
Office worker	31.9	39.4	29.1	23.2	32.4
Craftsperson	5.5	4.9	6.8	9.7	5.5
Labourer	20.1	17.2	24.6	37.5	20.3
Total	100	100	100	100	100	9.39 (9)
Education
Compulsory school	9.3	9.0	8.0	25.8	9.5
Secondary school	65.3	66	69.7	59.6	65.5
College/university	25.4	25	22.4	14.6	25
Total	100	100	100	100	100	5.86 (6)
Employment
Full time	30.1	26.6	29.0	21.6	29.4
Part time	45.4	41.1	49.2	39.8	45
No employment	24.5	32.3	21.8	38.5	25.5
Total	100	100	100	100	100	7.77 (6)
Living arrangements
Living alone	8.8	10.0	17.0	10.1	9.4
Couple without child	18.9	14.9	16.5	18.7	18.3
Couple with child	62	63.5	49.4	62.3	61.5
Single parent	8.5	9.7	16.2	7.4	9
Other	1.8	1.9	0.8	1.6	1.8
Total	100	100	100	100	100	21.78* (12)

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