Research Article
Factors Associated with Depression among the Elderly Living in Urban Vietnam
Table 1
Selected sociodemographic characteristics.
| Contents | Total | Male | Female | p-value | n () | n () | n () |
| Total | 299 (100) | 146 (48.8) | 153 (51.2) | | Mean ± Sd (age) | 70,6 ± 7.4 | 71,7 ± 7.9 | 69,59 ± 6,84 | 0.1 | Age group | | | | | 60-69 | 136 (45.5) | 62 (42.5) | 74 (48.4) | 0.3 | 70 - 91 | 163 (54.5) | 84 (57.5) | 79 (51.6) | Education | | | | | Under & high school | 83 (27.8) | 32 (21.9) | 51 (33.3) | 0.03 | Over high school | 216 (72.2) | 114 (78.1) | 102 (66.7) | Occupation | | | | | Government officers | 240 (80.3) | 119 (81.5) | 121 (79.1) | 0.6 | Others | 59(19.7) | 27 (18.5) | 32 (20.9) | Marital status | | | | | Single | 46 (15.4) | 9 (6.2) | 37 (24.2) | 0.001 | Married | 253 (84.6) | 137 (93.8) | 116 (75.8) | Living arrangement | | | | | Alone | 12 (4.0) | 3 (2.1) | 9 (5.9) | 0.1 | Family or others | 287 (96.0) | 143 (98.0) | 144 (94.1) |
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