Table 3 Comparison of Means Differences of Participants’ Demographic Characteristics, Household Food Insecurity with Depression
| Â | Depression | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Low | Moderate | High | Â | ||||
| Â | n | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | F-statistics (df1, df2)a | P-valueb |
Age (years) | 60 | 1.867(0.650) | 67 | 1.866(0.625) | 64 | 1.953(0.6024) | 0.411 | 0.663 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 60 | 107.550(7.489) | 67 | 104.089(14.87) | 64 | 110.031(10.718) | 0.63 | 0.554 |
Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg) | 60 | 68.317(7.370) | 67 | 66.8657(8.778) | 64 | 68.5938(11.652) | 4.369 | 0.014* |
Place of residence | 60 | 1.867(0.700) | 67 | 1.882(0.769) | 64 | 1.750(0.436) | 0.776 | 0.462 |
Family size | 60 | 1.000(0.00) | 67 | 1.045(0.208) | 64 | 1.063(0.234) | 1.816 | 0.166 |
Marital status | 60 | 1.983(0.129) | 67 | 2.000(0.000) | 64 | 1.984(0.125) | 0.542 | 0.582 |
Education level | 60 | 3.400(0.061) | 67 | 3.119(0.879) | 64 | 3.109(1.086) | 1.647 | 0.195 |
Smocking status | 60 | 1.867(0.503) | 67 | 1.940(0.295) | 64 | 1.906(0.426) | Â | Â |
Household food insecurity | 58 | 2.434(0.728) | 62 | 2.130(0.799) | 59 | 1.78(0.767) | 10.593 | 0.0001** |