Table 3 Association of demographic data with PHQ score
From: Psychiatric morbidity among adult patients in a semi-urban primary care setting in Malaysia
| Â | Â | Respondents (n = 263) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic Data | Â | PHQ positive | PHQ negative | P |
| Â | Â | (% of total respondents) | (% of total respondents) | Â |
Age | 18 ~ 29 years | 25 (9.5) | 72 (27.5) | Â |
| Â | 30 ~ 39 years | 17 (6.5) | 74 (28.1) | 0.036 |
| Â | 40 ~ 49 years | 20 (7.6) | 31 (11.8) | Â |
| Â | 50 ~ 59 years | 1 (0.4) | 14 (5.3) | Â |
| Â | 60 ~ 70 years | 2 (0.8) | 7 (2.7) | Â |
Sex | Female | 47 (17.9) | 141 (53.6) | 0.865 |
| Â | Male | 18 (6.8) | 57 (21.7) | Â |
Race/Ethnic | Malay | 47 (17.9) | 152 (53.6) | Â |
| Â | Chinese | 5 (1.9) | 24 (9.1) | 0.230 |
| Â | Indian | 11 (4.2) | 20 (7.6) | Â |
| Â | Others | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.8) | Â |
Education Level | None/Primary | 8 (3.0) | 19 (7.2) | 0.822 |
| Â | Secondary | 41 (15.6) | 129 (49.0) | Â |
| Â | College/Tertiary | 16 (6.1) | 50 (19.0) | Â |
Marital Status | Single | 7 (2.7) | 18 (7.2) | 0.472 |
| Â | Married | 56 (21.3) | 188 (67.3) | Â |
| Â | Widow/Divorced | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.8) | Â |
Occupation | Professional, tech. & rel. work | 18 (6.8) | 60 (22.8) | Â |
| Â | Clerical & Sales | 16 (6.1) | 53 (20.2) | 0.574 |
| Â | Production workers & labourers | 12 (4.6) | 23 (8.7) | Â |
| Â | Economically inactive | 19 (7.2) | 62 (23.6) | Â |
Income Group | ≤ RM1, 000 | 8 (3.0) | 31 (11.8) |  |
| Â | RM1, 001 ~ RM1, 999 | 33 (12.5) | 88 (33.5) | 0.740 |
| Â | RM2, 000 ~ RM2, 999 | 12 (4.6) | 45 (17.1) | Â |
|  | ≥ RM3, 000 | 12 (4.6) | 34 (12.9) |  |