Table 3 Differences of general characteristics by depression
From: The association between shift work and depression in hotel workers
Characteristics | Normal group | Depression groupa | P b |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Gender | |||
  Male | 271 (87.1) | 40 (12.9) | 0.007 |
  Female | 152 (77.9) | 43 (22.1) | |
Age (years) | |||
  ≦29 | 90 (76.3) | 28 (23.7) | 0.003 |
  30–39 | 146 (80.2) | 36 (19.8) | |
  40–49 | 114 (89.8) | 13 (10.2) | |
  ≧50 | 73 (92.4) | 6 (7.6) | |
Marital status | |||
  Married | 234 (88.0) | 32 (12.0) | 0.005 |
  Unmarried | 189 (78.8) | 51 (21.3) | |
Education | |||
  High school or below | 52 (89.7) | 6 (10.3) | 0.230 |
  Collegec | 168 (80.8) | 40 (19.2) | |
  University or above | 203 (84.6) | 37 (15.4) | |
Current smoking | |||
  No | 304 (82.2) | 66 (17.8) | 0.151 |
  Yes | 119 (87.5) | 17 (12.5) | |
Alcohol drinking | |||
  No | 134 (88.2) | 18 (11.8) | 0.069 |
  Yes | 289 (81.6) | 65 (18.4) | |
Physical activity | |||
  No | 127 (77.9) | 36 (22.1) | 0.017 |
  Yes | 296 (86.3) | 47 (13.7) | |
BMI | |||
   < 18.5 | 39 (84.8) | 7 (15.2) | 0.141 |
  18.5–24.9 | 271 (81.4) | 62 (18.6) | |
  ≧25 | 113 (89.0) | 14 (11.0) | |