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Table 3 Demographic characteristic and treatment categorized by PHQ-9 score

From: Residual symptoms and their associated factors among Thai patients with depression: a multihospital-based survey

Variables

 

Number (%)

PHQ-9

P-value

Total (n = 566)

 < 9 (n = 309)

≥ 9 (n = 257)

Gender

   

0.068

 Male

138 (24.4)

85 (27.6)

53 (20.6)

 

 Female

427 (75.4)

223 (72.4)

204 (79.4)

 

 No answer

1 (0.2)

   

Age (year)

   

 < 0.001

 18–24

146 (25.8)

35 (11.6)

111 (43.4)

 

 25–60

282 (49.8)

165 (54.5)

117 (45.7)

 

  ≥ 60

131 (23.1)

103 (34)

28 (10.9)

 

 No answer

7 (1.2)

   

Marital status

   

 < 0.001

 Single/divorced

320 (56.5)

145 (47.1)

175 (68.1)

 

 Married

245 (43.3)

163 (52.9)

82 (31.9)

 

 No answer

1 (0.2)

   

Religion

   

0.038

 Buddhism

417 (73.7)

239 (77.3)

178 (69.3)

 

 Islam / Christianity / others

149 (26.3)

70 (22.7)

79 (30.7)

 

Education

   

 < 0.001

 Primary/secondary school and below

239 (42.2)

161 (52.3)

78 (30.6)

 

 Diploma / bachelor’s degree and above

324 (57.2)

147 (47.7)

177 (69.4)

 

 No answer

3 (0.5)

   

Occupation

   

 < 0.001

 Government officer/ state enterprise employee / company employee

141 (24.9)

77 (24.9)

64 (24.9)

 

 Self-employed / merchant/ personal business/ agriculture

166 (29.3)

107 (34.6)

59 (23)

 

 Student

122 (21.6)

30 (9.7)

92 (35.8)

 

 Unemployed

137 (24.2)

95 (30.7)

42 (16.3)

 

Physical illness

   

0.143

 No

318 (56.2)

164 (53.4)

154 (59.9)

 

 Yes

246 (43.5)

143 (46.6)

103 (40.1)

 

 No answer

2 (0.4)

   

History of substance use

   

0.605

 No

519 (91.7)

284 (94.7)

235 (93.3)

 

 Yes

33 (5.8)

16 (5.3)

17 (6.7)

 

 No answer

14 (2.5)

   

Duration of received antidepressants

   

 < 0.001

  > 3–6 months

86 (15.2)

31 (10.3)

55 (21.8)

 

  > 6 months-1 years

51 (9.0)

28 (9.3)

23 (9.1)

 

  > 1–2 years

135 (23.9)

66 (21.9)

69 (27.3)

 

  > 2–3 years

75 (13.3)

43 (14.2)

32 (12.6)

 

  > 3–5 years

67 (11.8)

39 (12.9)

28 (11.1)

 

  > 5 years

141 (24.9)

95 (31.5)

46 (18.2)

 

 No answer

11 (1.9)

   

Duration of received antidepressants (month):

   

 < 0.001

 Mean (IQR)

26.9 (12.0, 62.9)

36 (16.0, 107.7)

24 (8.0, 48.0)

 

 Number of antidepressants

   

0.596

 One

372 (65.7)

208 (67.3)

164 (63.8)

 

 Two

162 (28.6)

83 (26.9)

79 (30.7)

 

 Three or more

32 (5.7)

18 (5.8)

14 (5.4)