Observational Study
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World J Psychiatry. Sep 19, 2025; 15(9): 109789
Published online Sep 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i9.109789
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants
Characteristics
Total
Depression participants
P value
Anxiety participants
P value
Age (years)39.43 (18.85)47.64 (20.02)< 0.00147.09 (19.89)< 0.001
Body mass index (kg/m2)21.97 (4.37)21.69 (4.43)< 0.00121.63 (4.44)< 0.001
Gender< 0.001< 0.001
Male3211 (47.1)2083 (45.2)1719 (45.0)
Female3601 (52.9)2524 (54.8)2097 (55.0)
Marital status< 0.001< 0.001
Unmarried1647 (24.2)1344 (29.2)1140 (29.9)
Married4569 (66.9)2843 (61.7)2335 (61.2)
Divorced190 (2.8)143 (3.1)119 (3.1)
Widowed415 (6.1)277 (6.0)222 (5.8)
Ethnicity0.2070.742
Han6191 (90.9)4173 (90.6)3472 (91.0)
Non-Han621 (9.1)434 (9.4)344 (9.0)
Residency0.2550.038
Urban4676 (68.6)3142 (68.2)2580 (67.6)
Rural2136 (31.4)1465 (31.8)1236 (32.4)
Education level< 0.001< 0.001
Illiterate/semi-literate645 (9.5)398 (8.6)320 (8.4)
Primary school1013 (14.9)639 (13.9)522 (13.7)
Middle school2376 (34.9)1533 (33.3)1264 (33.1)
College or higher2778 (40.7)2037 (44.2)1710 (44.8)
Monthly income0.005< 0.001
≤ 1000 CNY571 (8.4)401 (8.7)336 (8.8)
1001-3000 CNY1972 (28.9)1286 (27.9)1024 (26.8)
3001-5000 CNY1979 (29.1)1321 (28.7)1117 (29.3)
> 5000 CNY2290 (33.6)1599 (34.7)1339 (35.1)
Living alone< 0.001< 0.001
Yes1134 (16.6)874 (19.0)752 (19.7)
No5678 (83.4)3733 (81.0)3064 (80.3)