Table 4

Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of subjects with depressive disorders in psychiatric interview

Variables
Depressive disorders



No
%
p-value

Gender


<0.001
female
40
67.79

male
19
32.21


Socio-economic class (score)


<0.001
high-class (19–25)
1
1.69

middle-class (12–18)
15
25.42

low-class (5–11)
43
72.89


Marital status


<0.001
single
28
47.45

married
27
45.77

others
4
6.78


Educational level


<0.001
illiterate/elementary school
15
25.42

guidance/high-school
24
40.67

diploma/associate degrees
17
28.82

bachelor/higher
3
5.1


Age (yrs)


<0.030
15–30
33
55.93

31–39
10
16.94

over 40
16
27.11


Modabernia et al. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008 4:20   doi:10.1186/1745-0179-4-20