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Table 1 Characteristics of the present sample (N = 3255)

From: Prevalence of depression symptoms and associated sociodemographic and clinical correlates among Syrian refugees in Lebanon

 

Total

N (%)

Gender

 Female

2184

67.1%

 Male

1071

32.9%

Age (mean & SD)

36.53 (13.87)

 18–25

825

25.3%

 26–35

878

27.0%

 36–45

772

23.7%

 > 45

780

24.0%

Marital Status

 Married

2553

78.4%

 Single

552

17.0%

 Divorced

32

1.0%

 Widowed

106

3.3%

 Separated

12

0.4%

City of Origin

 Hama

616

18.9%

 Aleppo

606

18.6%

 Raqqa

515

15.8%

 Idlib

498

15.3%

 Homs

456

14%

 Deir ez-Zor

299

9.2%

 Others

262

8.0%

Time of Arrival to Lebanon

 < 2011

616

18.9%

 2012–2015

2039

62.6%

 2016–2020

600

18.4%

Location

 Beirut

670

20.6%

 Bekaa

1062

32.6%

 North Lebanon

942

28.9%

 South Lebanon

581

17.8%

Current Occupation

 Unemployed

2420

74.6%

 Employed

826

25.4%

Exercise

 Yes

611

20.80%

 No

2328

79.20%

Tobacco Use

 No use

2109

67.6%

 Ex-user

91

2.9%

 Current

920

29.5%

  Hookah

171

5.30%

  Cigar

46

1.40%

  Cigarettes

797

24.50%

Alcohol Use

 Yes

17

0.50%

 No

2992

99.50%

Medication Use (Psychiatric)

 Antidepressant

28

0.9%

 Antipsychotic

9

0.3%

 Anxiolytic

7

0.2%

Medical Conditions

 Hypertension

326

10.0%

 Neurological disorders

196

6.0%

 Diabetes

185

5.7%

 Cardiovascular Disease

175

5.4%

 Coronary Artery Disease

62

1.9%

Mental Health Conditions

 Any Mental Health Condition

40

1.23%