Table 2 Comparison of psychosocial, socioedmographic and behavioral factors in participants not living alone versus those living alone
From: Living alone and antidepressant medication use: a prospective study in a working-age population
n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Not living alone | Living alone | All | Pfor alone |
(n = 2967) | (n = 504) | (n = 3471) | vs. not alone | |
Psychosocial factors: a | ||||
Poor job climate | 1016 (34.3) | 210 (42.0) | 1226 (35.3) | 0.002 |
Lack of support at the workplace | 999 (33.8) | 170 (34.0) | 1169 (33.7) | 0.923 |
Lack of social support in private life | 984 (33.3) | 242 (48.2) | 1226 (35.3) | < 0.001 |
High cynical hostility | 760 (25.8) | 161 (32.3) | 921 (26.5) | 0.004 |
Sociodemographic factors: | ||||
Low occupational grade (blue-collar) | 996 (34.1) | 188 (38.1) | 1184 (34.1) | 0.089 |
Lack of secondary education | 648 (22.2) | 123 (24.7) | 771 (22.2) | 0.238 |
Low income (< 50% of national median) | 338 (11.2) | 57 (11.3) | 395 (11.4) | 0.940 |
Temporarily outside working lifeb | 238 (7.8) | 54 (10.5) | 292 (8.4) | 0.060 |
Urban residency | 1873 (63.3) | 378 (74.8) | 2251 (64.9) | < 0.001 |
Living at rent | 560 (18.7) | 221 (43.4) | 781 (22.5) | < 0.001 |
Poor housing conditionsc | 272 (9.1) | 65 (12.7) | 337 (9.7) | 0.029 |
Health behaviors: | ||||
Daily smokers | 716 (24.3) | 154 (30.7) | 870 (25.1) | 0.002 |
Heavy alcohol used | 302 (10.4) | 74 (15.0) | 376 (10.8) | 0.005 |
Infrequent physical activitye | 635 (21.3) | 125 (24.6) | 760 (21.9) | 0.107 |
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30) | 554 (18.9) | 96 (18.9) | 650 (18.7) | 0.990 |