Table 2 Association between the dependent variable and independent variables (n = 324)
Characteristics | Depression Status [No (n = 137; 42.3%); Yes (n = 187; 57.7%)] | χ2 value | ||
No n (%) | Yes n (%) | |||
Age (Years) | ≥ 40 | 76 (55.5) | 100 (53.5) | 0.127 |
< 40 | 61 (44.5) | 87 (46.5) | ||
Religion | Muslim | 125 (91.2) | 152 (81.3) | 6.322** |
Non-Muslim | 12 (8.8) | 35 (18.7) | ||
Occupation | Employed | 13 (9.5) | 94 (50.3) | 59.446** |
Housewife | 124 (90.5) | 93 (49.7) | ||
Gender of child | Boy | 73 (53.3) | 79 (42.2) | 3.869** |
Girl | 64 (46.7) | 108 (57.8) | ||
Eat vegetables in a week | ≥ 4 days | 9 (6.6) | 80 (42.8) | 52.040** |
< 4 days | 128 (93.4) | 107 (57.2) | ||
Eat fruits in a week | ≥ 4 days | 21 (15.3) | 104 (55.6) | 54.158** |
< 4 days | 116 (84.7) | 83 (44.4) | ||
Eat fast foods in a week | ≥ 4 days | 115 (83.9) | 91 (48.7) | 42.499** |
< 4 days | 22 (16.1) | 96 (51.3) | ||
Eat sweets in a week | ≥ 4 days | 120 (87.6) | 158 (84.5) | 0.623* |
< 4 days | 17 (12.4) | 29 (15.5) | ||
Consume soft drinks in a week | ≥ 4 days | 107 (78.1) | 98 (52.4) | 22.466** |
< 4 days | 30 (21.9) | 89 (47.6) | ||