Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of RA patients and their association with depression (n = 490)
Socio-demographics | Total sample (n = 490) | Depression according to HADS-D (cut-off ≥ 11) | p-value (Chi-square or t test) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Not depressed (n = 420) | Depressed (n = 70) | |||
Age (years), mean (sd) | 59.5 (12.2) | 59.2 (12.1) | 61.5 (12.9) | 0.141 |
Female, n (%) | 392 (80.0%) | 326 (77.6%) | 66 (94.3%) | 0.001 |
Marital status, n (%) | ||||
Unmarried | 57 (11.6%) | 48 (11.5%) | 9 (12.9%) | 0.190 |
Married | 355 (72.4%) | 311 (74.0%) | 44 (62.8%) | |
Widowed | 38 (7.8%) | 30 (7.1%) | 8 (11.4%) | |
Divorced | 40 (8.2%) | 31 (7.4%) | 9 (12.9%) | |
With children, n (%) | 395 (80.6%) | 339 (80.7%) | 56 (80.0%) | 0.889 |
Low education, n (%) | 299 (61.0%) | 253 (60.2%) | 46 (65.7%) | 0.428 |
Occupation, n (%) | ||||
Employed | 192 (39.2%) | 173 (41.2%) | 19 (27.1%) | 0.034 |
Unemployed | 298 (60.8%) | 247 (58.8%) | 51 (72.9%) | |