Table 2 Comparison of populations at risk of depression
From: Relationship between physical activity and risk of depression in a married group
Variables | Group | Female | Male | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of people | Number of people at high risk | χ2 | Number of people | Number of people at high risk | χ2 | ||
Age | Youth | 3216 | 130 (4.04%) | 63.20*** | 2579 | 86 (3.33%) | 17.78*** |
Middle age | 2964 | 232 (7.83%) | 2907 | 164 (5.64%) | |||
Elderly | 1757 | 165 (9.39%) | 2184 | 115 (5.27%) | |||
Place of residence | Towns | 4097 | 217 (5.30%) | 24.65*** | 3879 | 130 (3.35%) | 34.30*** |
Countryside | 3840 | 310 (8.07%) | 3791 | 235 (6.20%) | |||
Region | East | 2589 | 119 (4.60%) | 28.83*** | 2557 | 79 (3.09%) | 33.41*** |
Central | 1994 | 139 (6.97%) | 1911 | 89 (4.66%) | |||
Western | 2247 | 186 (8.28%) | 2227 | 148 (6.65%) | |||
North East | 1107 | 83 (7.50%) | 975 | 49 (5.03%) | |||
Higher Education | No | 7002 | 497 (7.10%) | 20.13*** | 6751 | 342 (5.07%) | 11.73*** |
Yes | 935 | 30 (3.21%) | 919 | 23 (2.50%) | |||
Are you in business | No | 2357 | 169 (7.17%) | 1.52 | 1150 | 61 (5.30%) | 0.89 |
Yes | 5580 | 358 (6.42%) | 6520 | 304 (4.67%) | |||
Have children under 16 years of age | No | 2424 | 199 (8.21%) | 13.87*** | 2421 | 126 (5.20%) | 1.55 |
Yes | 5513 | 328 (5.95%) | 5249 | 239 (4.55%) | |||
Total | Â | 7937 | 527 (6.64%) | Â | 7670 | 365 (4.76%) | Â |