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Table 1 Demographic characteristics

From: Gender-specific prevalence and associated factors of major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder in a Chinese rural population: the Henan rural cohort study

Variable

Men

Women

MDDa (n = 583)

Non-MDD (n = 11,650)

P

GADb (n = 481)

Non-GAD (n = 11,752)

P

MDD (n = 1209)

Non-MDD (n = 16,551)

P

GAD (n = 1178)

Non-GAD (n = 16,582)

P

Age (years), mean ± SD

56.13 ± 12.860

56.51 ± 12.362

0.474

55.97 ± 12.294

56.51 ± 12.390

0.351

56.34 ± 11.414

54.62 ± 12.347

< 0.001

55.87 ± 11.174

54.66 ± 12.365

< 0.001

Marital status, n (%)

  

0.001

  

0.114

  

0.085

  

0.148

 Married/ cohabiting

503(86.28)

10,537(90.45)

 

424(88.15)

10,616(90.33)

 

1072(88.67)

14,929(90.20)

 

1047(88.88)

14,954(90.18)

 

 Widowed/single/divorced

80(13.72)

1114(9.55)

 

57(11.85)

1136(9.67)

 

137(11.33)

1622(9.80)

 

131(11.12)

1628(9.82)

 

Education level, n (%)

  

< 0.001

  

0.022

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 Primary school or below

235(40.31)

3853(33.07)

 

184(38.25)

3904(33.22)

 

719(59.47)

8468(51.16)

 

702(59.59)

8485(51.17)

 

 Junior high school or above

348(59.69)

7797(66.93)

 

297(71.75)

7848(66.78)

 

490(40.53)

8083(48.84)

 

384(32.60)

5774(34.82)

 

Per capita monthly income, n (%)

  

< 0.001

  

0.030

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

  < 500

277(47.51)

4197(36.03)

 

203(42.21)

4271(36.34)

 

572(47.31)

5786(34.96)

 

528(44.82)

5830(35.16)

 

 500~

145(24.87)

3600(30.90)

 

131(27.23)

3614(30.75)

 

327(27.05)

5374(32.47)

 

325(27.59)

5376(32.42)

 

  ≥ 1000

161(27.62)

3853(33.07)

 

147(30.56)

3867(32.91)

 

310(25.64)

5391(32.57)

 

325(27.59)

5376(032.42)

 

Current smoking, n (%)

277(47.51)

5691(48.85)

0.529

229(47.61)

5739(48.83)

0.598

5(0.41)

47(0.28)

0.401

6(0.51)

46(0.28)

0.156

Current drinking, n (%)

188(32.25)

4696(40.31)

< 0.001

166(34.51)

4718(40.15)

0.013

24(1.99)

321(1.94)

0.912

26(2.21)

319(1.92)

0.496

Physical activity, n (%)

  

0.039

  

0.848

  

0.261

  

0.001

 Low

227(38.94)

4016(34.47)

 

162(33.68)

4081(34.73)

 

379(31.35)

4940(29.85)

 

304(25.81)

5015(30.24)

 

 Moderate

165(28.30)

3271(28.08)

 

140(29.11)

3296(28.05)

 

490(40.53)

7104(42.92)

 

504(42.78)

7090(42.76)

 

 High

191(32.76)

4363(37.45)

 

179(37.21)

4375(37.2)

 

340(28.12)

4507(27.23)

 

370(31.41)

4477(27.00)

 

Chronic diseases history, n (%)

369(63.29)

7294(62.61)

0.739

293(60.91)

7370(62.71)

0.424

760(62.86)

9649(58.30)

0.002

723(61.38)

9686(58.41)

0.046

BMIc (kg/m2), mean ± SD

23.89 ± 3.547

24.52 ± 3.459

< 0.001

23.95 ± 3.367

24.51 ± 3.468

< 0.001

24.68 ± 3.754

24.92 ± 3.618

0.037

24.49 ± 3.612

24.93 ± 3.627

< 0.001

  1. aMDD: major depressive disorder, bGAD generalized anxiety disorder, cBMI body-mass index
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