Table 5 Scores of the somatic subscale and the affective/cognitive subscale of the Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire based on demographic characteristics.

Gender

0.011

0.051

   Men (74)

7.15 ± 5.20

9.01 ± 8.52

   Women (77)

9.42 ± 5.67

12.04 ± 10.34

Marital status

0.685

0.210

   Married (118)

8.19 ± 5.28

9.97 ± 9.04

   Other (33)

8.70 ± 6.48

12.67 ± 11.2

Education

0.021

0.044

   ≤6 years (85)

9.24 ± 5.18

11.92 ± 9.9

   >6 years (66)

7.11 ± 5.80

8.8 ± 8.93

Occupation

0.352

0.269

   Unemployed (132)

8.48 ± 5.44

10.92 ± 9.45

   Employed (19)

7.05 ± 6.23

8.05 ± 10.41

Religion

F = 0.284, p = 0.921

F = 0.618, p = 0.686

   nil (49)

8.53 ± 5.15

11.16 ± 9.62

   Buddhism (65)

7.85 ± 6.08

10.28 ± 9.67

   Christianity (3)

9.67 ± 3.06

9.33 ± 8.08

   Catholicism (12)

9.67 ± 4.23

14 ± 10.05

   Taoism (21)

8.19 ± 5.99

8.19 ± 9.52

   Miscellaneous (1)

9.00

11

Monthly income (USD)

F = 3.491, p = 0.019

F = 1.657, p = 0.179

   <300 (17)

8.43 ± 5.16

(2) > (3)

10.8 ± 9.29

   300–1000 (10)

10.00 ± 6.33

12.43 ± 10.84

1000–2000 (87)

5.47 ± 5.19

6.76 ± 7.77

   >2000 (37)

5.80 ± 4.05

7.9 ± 8.88

Living

F = 0.043, p = 0.958

F = 0.749, p = 0.475

   Alone (5)

9.00 ± 5.79

11.00 ± 10.15

   with family (139)

8.27 ± 5.62

10.32 ± 9.51

   Other (7)

8.43 ± 4.35

14.86 ± 11.16

Diabetes mellitus

0.314

0.286

   No (67)

8.82 ± 5.85

11.51 ± 10.41

   Yes (84)

7.89 ± 5.29

9.8 ± 8.86