Table 1: Demographic features and depressive symptoms.

Variable

Biological Factors

19 (3.2%)

Environmental Factors

24 (3.9%)

Physiological Factors

68 (11.3%)

Behavioral Factors

207 (34.4%)

Psychological Factors

284 (47.2%)

Sex

 

 

 

 

 

  Male

14 (2.3)

17 (2.8)

41 (6.9)

183 (30.4)

166 (27.6)

  Female

5 (0.8)

7 (1.2)

27 (4.5)

24 (4.0)

188 (31.2)

Marital status

 

 

 

 

 

  Married

17 (2.8)

20 (3.3)

59 (9.8)

191 (31.7)

239 (39.7)

  Widowed/Divorced

2 (0.3)

4 (0.7)

9 (1.5)

16 (2.7)

45 (7.5)

  Educational level

 

 

 

 

 

  Illiterate

2 (0.3)

12 (2)

26 (4.3)

63 (10.5)

114 (18.9)

  Junior school

7 (1.2)

7 (1.2)

21 (3.5)

80 (13.3)

81 (13.4)

High school diploma

3 (0.5)

3 (0.5)

10 (1.7)

39 (6.5)

51 (8.5)

University degree

7 (1.2)

2 (0.3)

11 (1.8)

25 (4.1)

38 (6.3)

Occupation

 

 

 

 

 

  Clerk

2 (0.3)

1 (0.2)

9 (1.5)

28 (4.6)

28 (4.6)

  Market

7 (1.2)

10 (1.7)

18 (3.0)

94 (15.7)

86 (14.3)

  Retired

5 (0.8)

6 (1)

15 (2.5)

62 (10.3)

62 (10.3)

  Housewife

5 (0.8)

7 (1.2)

26 (4.3)

23 (3.8)

108 (17.9)

Depression

16.8 ± 3.8

16.5 ± 3.7

17.7 ± 2.9

16.4 ± 3.5

18.0 ± 3.2