Table 1 General characteristics of the study subjects.

From: Depression among Tibetan residents in the Southeastern region of Qinghai-Tibet plateau: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

N

%

Sex

 Male

317

52.8

 Female

283

47.2

Altitude

 < 3500 m

353

58.8

 >  = 3500 m

247

41.2

Residence

 Rural

521

86.8

 Urban

79

13.2

Educational level

 College

41

6.8

 Middle school

22

3.7

 Primary school

67

11.2

 Illiterate

470

78.3

Famer (Y/N)

 Yes

484

79.6

 No

124

20.4

Smoking (Y/N)

 No

562

93.7

 Yes

38

6.3

Drinking (Y/N)

 No

542

90.3

 Yes

58

9.7

Body mass index

 < 18.5

14

2.3

 18.5–24.0

238

39.1

 24.0–28.0

219

36.0

 >  = 28.0

137

22.5

Depression scores

 8–19

169

28.2

 20–34

13

2.1

  ≥ 35

0

0