Table 2 Average scores of depression and anxiety by respondents’ demographics
From: Assessment of factors associated with depression and anxiety among pwMS in Saudi Arabia
Variables | Â | Depression | Anxiety | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | p-value | Mean | SD | p-value | ||
Age | 18 -29 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 0.113 | 8.7 | 5.1 | 0.539 |
30 -39 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 8.1 | 5.2 | |||
40 – 49 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 5.7 | |||
\(\ge\) 50 | 8.6 | 4.7 | 9.4 | 5.3 | |||
Sex | Male | 7.1 | 4.3 | 0.197 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 0.239 |
Female | 6.6 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 5.2 | |||
Marital status | Married | 6.4 | 4.3 | 0.102 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 0.306 |
Not married | 7.0 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 5.4 | |||
Region | Central | 6.5 | 4.3 | 0.191 | 8.1 | 5.0 | < 0.001 |
Eastern | 6.9 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 5.9 | |||
Western | 7.5 | 4.3 | 10.1 | 4.8 | |||
Northern | 6.4 | 3.8 | 7.9 | 4.6 | |||
Southern | 8.1 | 3.7 | 12.1 | 6.0 | |||
Nationality | Saudi | 6.7 | 4.3 | 0.653 | 8.5 | 5.3 | 0.978 |
Non-Saudi | 6.9 | 4.2 | Â | 8.4 | 5.2 | ||
Education | Secondary or lower | 8.4 | 3.9 | < 0.001 | 10.0 | 5.2 | 0.002 |
Diploma | 5.5 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 4.6 | Â | ||
University | 6.5 | 4.3 | 8.2 | 5.3 | Â | ||
Work status | Employed | 6.1 | 4.1 | 0.001 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 0.002 |
Unemployed | 7.3 | 4.4 | Â | 9.1 | 5.3 | ||
Physical activity | Yes | 5.7 | 4.3 | < 0.001 | 7.4 | 4.9 | < 0.001 |
No | 8.4 | 3.8 | 10.1 | 5.2 | |||