Table 3 Depression scores and prevalence rates among participants of different genders and ages.

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

Age group

N

Total

Male

Female

Z

P

χ2

P

Mean

Standard

%

N

Mean

Standard

%

N

Mean

Standard

%

15–24

23

3.48

5.80

23.44#

6

3.33

4.50

33.33

17

3.53

6.32

11.76

0.189

0.850

1.436

0.231

25–34

56

3.55

6.22

16.84#

24

2.33

3.58

12.50

32

4.47

7.55

21.88

−0.180

0.857

0.822

0.365

35–44

89

3.10

5.13

18.56#

51

2.76

5.00

13.73

38

3.55

5.34

23.68

−0.528

0.598

1.465

0.226

45–54

131

5.26

5.95

26.10*

70

4.31

4.89

20.00

61

6.34

6.84

32.79

−1.463

0.143

2.773

0.096

55–64

127

6.86

5.66

47.76#

69

6.00

5.16

42.03

58

7.88

6.09

53.45

−1.669

0.095

1.649

0.199

65–74

123

5.29

4.83

31.08#

68

5.69

5.32

35.29

55

4.80

4.15

27.27

0.512

0.608

0.904

0.342

 >  = 75

51

5.33

4.93

38.47#

29

5.03

4.54

34.48

22

5.73

5.48

40.91

−0.125

0.900

0.221

0.638

Total

600

5.06

5.61

24.62#

317

4.62

5.07

23.12#

283

5.55

6.13

26.24#

−1.350

0.177

1.621

0.203

  1. #Weighted prevalence of depression by population and age group in the region.