Table 2 Distribution of the variables in agricultural and non-agricultural workers with and without depressive symptoms
Variable | Agricultural workers | P | Non-agricultural workers | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-DS [n(%)/\(\:\stackrel{-}{x}\)±SD] | DS [n(%)/\(\:\stackrel{-}{x}\)±SD] | Non-DS [n(%)/\(\:\stackrel{-}{x}\)±SD] | DS [n(%)/\(\:\stackrel{-}{x}\)±SD] | |||
Age(years) | Â | Â | 0.002 | Â | Â | 0.955 |
 16–44 | 1123(25.37) | 205(20.16) |  | 4223(64.11) | 539(64.01) |  |
 45–64 | 2413(54.52) | 599(58.90) |  | 2189(33.23) | 282(33.49) |  |
 ≥ 65 | 890(20.11) | 213(20.94) |  | 175(2.66) | 21(2.49) |  |
Gender |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  | 0.001 |
 Female | 2158(48.76) | 612(60.18) |  | 2625(39.85) | 386(45.84) |  |
 Male | 2268(51.24) | 405(39.82) |  | 3962(60.15) | 456(54.16) |  |
Residence | Â | Â | 0.007 | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Rural | 3252(73.47) | 789(77.58) |  | 2258(34.28) | 338(40.14) |  |
 Urban | 1174(26.53) | 228(22.42) |  | 4329(65.72) | 504(59.86) |  |
BMI(kg/m2) |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  | 0.028 |
 < 18.5 | 299(6.76) | 119(11.70) |  | 403(6.12) | 72(8.55) |  |
 18.5–23.9 | 2413(54.52) | 587(57.72) |  | 3577(54.30) | 459(54.51) |  |
 24.0-27.9 | 1317(29.76) | 223(21.93) |  | 2043(31.02) | 251(29.81) |  |
 ≥ 28.0 | 397(8.97) | 88(8.65) |  | 564(8.56) | 60(7.13) |  |
Marital status |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Not married | 341(7.70) | 167(16.42) |  | 1216(18.46) | 218(25.89) |  |
 Married | 4085(92.30) | 850(83.58) |  | 5371(81.54) | 624(74.11) |  |
Education level |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Illiterate/Semiliterate | 1607(36.31) | 489(48.08) |  | 443(6.73) | 93(11.05) |  |
 Primary school | 1239(27.99) | 263(25.86) |  | 893(13.56) | 153(18.17) |  |
 Middle school | 1226(27.70) | 219(21.53) |  | 2258(34.28) | 300(35.63) |  |
 High school/Junior college | 337(7.61) | 44(4.33) |  | 2225(33.78) | 237(28.15) |  |
 Bachelor or above | 17(0.38) | 2(0.20) |  | 768(11.66) | 59(7.01) |  |
Self-rated income |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Poor | 1147(25.92) | 406(39.92) |  | 1813(27.52) | 397(47.15) |  |
 So so | 2045(46.20) | 349(34.32) |  | 3609(54.79) | 333(39.55) |  |
 Rich | 1234(27.88) | 262(25.76) |  | 1165(17.69) | 112(13.30) |  |
SRH |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Bad | 1401(31.65) | 572(56.24) |  | 1101(16.71) | 302(35.87) |  |
 Good | 3025(68.35) | 445(43.76) |  | 5486(83.29) | 540(64.13) |  |
Chronic disease |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  | < 0.001 |
 No | 3678(83.10) | 739(72.66) |  | 6034(91.60) | 710(84.32) |  |
 Yes | 748(16.90) | 278(27.34) |  | 553(8.40) | 132(15.68) |  |
Smoking | Â | Â | 0.010 | Â | Â | 0.585 |
 No | 2989(67.53) | 729(71.68) |  | 4264(64.73) | 537(63.78) |  |
 Yes | 1437(32.47) | 288(28.32) |  | 2323(35.27) | 305(36.22) |  |
Drinking |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  | 0.021 |
 No | 3500(79.08) | 867(85.25) |  | 5304(80.52) | 706(83.85) |  |
 Yes | 926(20.92) | 150(14.75) |  | 1283(19.48) | 136(16.15) |  |
Exercise |  |  | 0.342 |  |  | < 0.001 |
 No | 2666(60.23) | 629(61.85) |  | 3427(52.03) | 521(61.88) |  |
 Yes | 1760(39.77) | 388(38.15) |  | 3160(47.97) | 321(38.12) |  |
Medical insurance | Â | Â | 0.013 | Â | Â | 0.009 |
 No | 182(4.11) | 60(5.90) |  | 531(8.06) | 90(10.69) |  |
 Yes | 4244(95.89) | 957(94.10) |  | 6056(91.94) | 752(89.31) |  |
Job satisfaction |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Dissatisfied | 710(16.04) | 284(27.93) |  | 661(10.03) | 219(26.01) |  |
 Satisfied | 3716(83.96) | 733(72.07) |  | 5926(89.97) | 623(73.99) |  |
Life satisfaction | 6.43±1.58 | 5.47±2.07 | < 0.001 | 6.18±1.48 | 4.98±1.92 | < 0.001 |