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Table 1 Comparison of caregiver characteristics between caregiver groups with or without anxiety and depression

From: Anxiety and depression symptoms among caregivers of care-recipients with subjective cognitive decline and cognitive impairment

 

All

Anxiety (+)

Anxiety (−)

P-value

Depression (+)

Depression (−)

P-value

Total prevalence, n (%)

343

91 (26.5)

252 (73.5)

 

77 (22.4)

266 (77.6)

 

Prevalence of caregivers of care-recipients with, n (%)

   

0.1140

  

0.8165

 SCD

84 (24.5)

15 (17.9)

69 (82.1)

 

19 (22.6)

65 (77.4)

 

 MCI

120 (35.0)

36 (30.0)

84 (70.0)

 

29 (24.2)

91 (75.8)

 

 Dementia

139 (40.5)

40 (28.8)

99 (71.2)

 

29 (20.9)

110 (79.14)

 

Gender, male, n (%)

146 (43.7)

30 (34.5)

116 (47.0)

0.0436

33 (45.8)

113 (43.1)

0.6821

Age, years, mean(SD)

55.0 (16.4)

57.5 (15.1)

54.1(16.8)

0.1204

58.8 (14.9)

53.9 (16.7)

0.0290

Education level

   

0.0444

  

0.0394

 Illiteracy, n (%)

49 (14.7)

16 (32.7)

33 (67.4)

 

14 (28.6)

35 (71.4)

 

 Primary, n (%)

73 (21.9)

18 (24.7)

55 (75.3)

 

18 (24.7)

55 (75.3)

 

 Middle, n (%)

154 (46.3)

43 (27.9)

111 (72.1)

 

30 (19.5)

124 (80.5)

 

 Junior and college, n (%)

15 (4.5)

5 (33.3)

10 (66.7)

 

5 (33.3)

10 (66.7)

 

 University and higher, n (%)

42 (12.6)

4 (9.5)

38 (90.5)

 

4 (9.5)

38 (90.5)

 

Relationship with care-recipient

   

0.6361

  

0.3128

 Spouse, n (%)

176 (52.1)

47 (26.7)

129 (73.3)

 

43 (24.4)

133 (75.6)

 

 Child, n (%)

141 (41.7)

35 (24.8)

106 (75.2)

 

26 (18.4)

115 (81.6)

 

 Other relative, n (%)

21 (6.2)

5 (23.8)

16 (76.2)

 

4 (19.0)

17 (81.0)

 

Experience, n (%)

29 (9.2)

5 (6.1)

24 (10.3)

0.2616

8 (12.3)

21 (8.4)

0.3266

Work, n (%)

175 (52.9)

40 (46.0)

135 (55.3)

0.1336

34 (47.2)

141 (54.4)

0.2778

Familiarity with the care-recipient

   

0.3732

  

0.6333

 Know well, n (%)

185 (58.0)

45 (24.3)

140 (75.7)

 

39 (21.1)

146 (78.9)

 

 Partially know, n (%)

120 (37.6)

38 (31.7)

82 (68.3)

 

29 (24.2)

91 (75.8)

 

 Know little, n (%)

14 (4.4)

3 (21.4)

11 (78.6)

 

3 (21.4)

11 (78.6)

 
  1. Abbreviation: SD: standard deviation; SCD: subjective cognitive decline; MCI: mild cognitive impairment. P-values concern the between-group comparisons of caregivers based on whether they are anxious or depressed