Demographic and clinical predictors of depressive symptoms among incarcerated women

Table 3 Independent variable frequencies by levels of depression and P value of Mann-Whitney test

Variables	P value	Category	N	Depression levels
				No depression		Light		Mild		Severe
				N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Age	0.206	Under 29	52	08	15.4	15	29	19	36.5	10	19.1
		≥30	48	10	20.8	18	37.6	10	20.8	10	20.8
Ethnicity	0.704	Caucasian	65	13	20	19	29.3	18	27.7	15	23
		Non-Caucasian	35	5	14.3	14	40	11	31.4	5	14.3
Educational level	0.492	Up to complete fundamental education	59	10	17	20	34	14	23.7	15	25.3
		Above	41	8	19.5	13	31.7	15	36.6	5	12.2
Eating Habits	0.000	No alterations	47	13	27.7	20	42.5	10	21.3	4	8.5
		Alterations	53	5	9.4	13	24.5	19	35.9	16	30.2
Sleep	0.000	No alterations	68	18	26.5	22	32.4	19	27.9	9	13.2
		Alterations	32			11	34.4	10	31.2	11	34.4
Tobacco	0.290	No	42	5	12	21	50	12	28.5	04	9.5
		Yes	58	13	22.4	12	20.7	17	29.3	16	27.6
Comorbidities	0.155	No	45	11	24.5	14	31.1	15	33.3	5	11.1
		Yes	55	7	12.7	19	34.5	14	25.5	15	27.3
Religion	0.810	Practicing	57	12	21	20	35	12	21	13	23
		Not practicing	42	6	24.3	13	32	16	38	7	16.7
Marital status	0.358	Married	45	8	17.8	11	24.5	18	40	8	17.7
		No married	55	10	18.2	22	40	11	20	12	21.8
Visitors	0.322	Yes	49	11	22.5	14	28.6	18	36.7	6	12.2
		No	51	7	13.7	19	37.3	11	21.6	14	27.4
Total			100	18		33		29		20

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