Table 5 Factors associated with each subscales of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale depression (HADS) among of persons with multiple sclerosis (n = 57 attending a tertiary hospital in Oman

Sex

0.03

0.27

Female

7.3 (5.0)

5.7 (4.6)

Male

5.3 (4.9)

4.8 (4.6)

Educational level

0.02

0.12

≤12 years

6.1 (5.1)

5.6 (4.8)

>12 years

6.8 (4.9)

5.1 (4.3)

Marital status

0.12

0.08

Unmarried

6.3 (5.2)

5.8 (4.5)

Married

6.8 (4.8)

5.2 (4.6)

Employment

0.01

0.32

Employed

8.2 (4.8)

6.2 (4.2)

Unemployed

5.8 (4.9)

5.3 (4.9)

Interferon

0.24

0.09

Yes

7.9 (4.8)

6.3 (4.4)

No

10.1 (4.7)

9.2 (4.1)

EDSS

0.06

0.21

≤5

8.1 (4.7)

6.5 (4.3)

>5

14.5 (3.7)

10.5 (3.5)

Course of disease

0.13

0.26

Relapsing remitting (RR)

8.1 (4.7)

6.7 (4.4)

Secondary progressive (SP)

14.0

11.5

Primary progressive (PP)

3.0 (1.2)

4.0 (1.1)